The Daniel Fast

“In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled." Daniel 10:2, 3


The Daniel Fast is based on partial fast as mentioned in the Holy Bible. If one needs to enter the spiritual disciple of prayer and fasting, we should undertake Daniel fast. There are two scriptures that advice two types of Daniel Fasts. The first fast is based on 2 Kings 24 and the other is based on Daniel fast. The 2 Kings 24 fast lasts for 10 days and you can eat only vegetables, fruits and drink only water.

Like I wrote in my previous post, I will be Daniel Fasting today and on all the Fridays during this Lenten season. One of the great things about the Daniel Fast is that I am not limited to any specific amount of food, but rather to the kinds of food I can eat. Though the Daniel Fast is a 21-day partial fast, in which commonly enjoyed foods are restricted as an act of worship and consecration to God, I will be observing them only on Fridays. The Daniel fast is eating only fruits and vegetables for a certain amount of time, abstaining from all normal food.

In essence, this is one form of a strict vegetarian diet to combine the power of fasting with prayer for more dynamic results. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective – James 5:16. It's easy to become very self-centered on a fast. God never does anything as major as a revival without someone first fasting and praying hard for it.