HOW DID WE MISS THIS? | Fasting Doesn't Kill Lust — And Jesus Wasn't Hungry for 40 Days | Episode 3

What if everything you were taught about fasting was built on the wrong foundation? In Episode 3 of How Did You Miss This?, we go straight to scripture and dismantle three of the most common — and most damaging — misconceptions about fasting that the church has carried for centuries. First — we go to Matthew 6:16-18. Jesus doesn't debate whether you should fast. He assumes you will. But He goes straight for the motive. Fasting to be seen. Fasting to impress God. Fasting like a transaction — "I suffered, now You owe me." Jesus shuts all of that down before it starts. God is your Father, not your debtor. Second — we go to Colossians 2:18-23 and say what most preachers are afraid to say. Paul tells us plainly: self-imposed religious suffering, harsh treatment of the body, will-worship — it has no value against the flesh. None. Starving your body does not starve your lust. The flesh was dealt with at the cross — not at the dinner table. If you've been fasting to kill sin, you've been fighting the wrong battle with the wrong weapon. Third — and this is where it gets revelatory — we separate health fasting from spiritual fasting. Detox. Intermittent fasting. Medical protocols. Real benefits. Real science. But that is not what the Bible is talking about. Mixing these two up has created a generation of Christians who think they're being spiritual when they're just being biological. And then we close with the verse that changes everything. Matthew 4:1-2. Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness. He fasts forty days and forty nights. And the scripture says — afterwards — He was hungry. Not during. After. Which means while the Spirit was leading the fast, the hunger wasn't registering the way it naturally should. Spirit-led fasting is not white-knuckling through an empty stomach for God. It is being so consumed by the Spirit that the body's demands step back. You're not fighting hunger — you've entered a different dimension entirely. This is what they missed. This is what most of us were never taught. How did we miss this? 🌍 Find Truth Corner Everywhere Revelation continues beyond this video. Follow, share, and grow with us: 🔹 Facebook –   / mutoni.promise   🔹 YouTube –    / @truthcornerbiblestudy   🔹 X (Twitter) – https://x.com/truthcorner_rw 🔹 Instagram –   / truthcornerbiblestudy   🔹 TikTok –   / harriet.promise   🔹 Google Meet (Live Bible Studies) -- https://meet.google.com/utn-dqdn-rmc 🌍 Visit our website: https://truthcorner.rw/ 💬 Join our growing WhatsApp Family: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Gm1jz6Pf57e... #truthcorner #HowDidYouMissThis? #PrayerRevolution #HypostaticUnion #HumanConscience #IdentityInChrist #Christology #songofsongs #Faith #Understanding #GraceUponGrace #TheWordWorks #Gospel #JesusChrist #Grace #Righteousness #gospeltruth #jesuscrucifixion #euangelion #togoodtobetrue #ReignInLife #Faith #ChristianLiving