In preparation for the Come To Christ Crusade in October, Eden Westside Baptist Church is participating in a 21 Day Daniel Fast from August 10-August 31, 2020.  This is a time to grow spiritually closer to the Lord and prepare our hearts and minds for the upcoming crusade.

By participating in The Daniel Fast you will have an opportunity to draw closer to God through fervent, focused prayer and fasting.  It involves a 21-day commitment to a partial fast, which means you restrict commonly enjoyed foods as an act of worship and consecration to the Lord.

You may be wondering, “Where did the Daniel Fast originate?” That’s a great question. The Daniel Fast was first observed by the prophet Daniel in the Bible. Scripture gives us some insight (such as in Dan. 10:3) into what Daniel ate and didn’t eat; however, we don’t know his complete menu. On one occasion, Daniel was greatly concerned for his people and sought the Lord’s wisdom during a time of prayer and fasting.

“At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips (Dan. 10:2-3).

Most commentaries believe “choice food” would have been bread and sweets.The Message translation sums up Daniel’s eating habits during that time: “I ate only plain and simple food.”

Daniel’s passion for the Lord caused him to hunger and thirst more for spiritual food than for physical food, which should be the desire of anyone choosing to participate in this type of fast.

The guidelines that you'll find in the links below are given to help you with specific information about how to have a successful Daniel Fast. They are here to help you form boundaries, but not to push you into legalism. Your fast may look a little different than someone else’s, and that’s fine. The most important part of the Daniel Fast is that you deny yourself physically so that you may seek the Lord in prayer and grow closer to Him as we prepare our hearts and minds for all that the Lord will do during the Come To Christ Crusade in October.

Click on one of the links below to get more information about how to have a successful Daniel Fast and access 21 specific prayers during this time.