Quotemeal: Jan. 9th, 2020

Thursday, January 9, 2020

"[When] Jesus Himself fasted, He was not fasting to repent or to bring His desires under control, of course, but to demonstrate His absolute dependence upon His Father."
— Peter C. Moore

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Illustration of Peter C. Moore — "[When] Jesus Himself fasted, He was not fasting to repent or to bring His desires under control, of course, but to demonstrate His absolute dependence upon His Father."

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