Another Dimension

And here he introduces another dimension of prayer. But to my way of thinking, the phrase “when you fast” indicates that Jesus expects His disciples—did I say “pray fast”? “When you pray,” Jesus expects His disciples to pray. He doesn’t say “if you pray,” but He says “when you pray.”

And I imagine that most of us here tonight would agree that the Lord expects us as Christians to pray regularly. We go on to the next stage, and He doesn’t say “if you fast.” He says “when you fast.” What does that indicate?

It indicates that He expects us to fast in just the same way as He expects us to pray.