The Daniel Fast for Spiritual Breakthrough Book by Elmer Towns
Elmer Towns'
Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough has become must reading as this
powerful spiritual discipline of fasting has seen a revival among
followers of Christ. Now Towns digs deeper into one of the most popular
forms of fasting today, the Daniel Fast. With an emphasis on a healthy,
simple diet, The Daniel Fast is named after the prophet Daniel who
participated in a partial fast for spiritual purposes. Daniel was taken
captive into Babylon when he was 16 years old. The Babylonian king
wanted the young prophet to help him administer his rule over the
captive Jews-and he wanted to "Babylon-ize" Daniel, to make the young
man of God more like him. The first step the king took in his campaign
was to provide a sumptuous feast to tempt Daniel- food fit for a
king-basically fattening comfort foods. In response, the prophet
refrained from the king's table, choosing instead to eat only vegetables
and to drink only water. He honored God over the king.