16 Jun 2015
Matthew 17:21
Matthew 17:21: “Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.”
This is a very interesting verse that really tends to be ignored. It would appear that there are some kinds of evil that can only be cast out by prayer and fasting; nothing else can do it. In other words, prayer + fasting = freedom.
Sadly, this is rarely preached on. What kinds of things require prayer and fasting? How does fasting work? What concepts are in play here? Fasting really seems to be a lost discipline that is poorly understood in our time. Christ, however, seemed to think that it was very important. After all, there are clearly some kinds of evil that cannot be defeated any other way.