Sincere Religious Affections
As Jesus continues to teach his disciples what sets them apart from the world and the religious, He unpacks for them 3 spiritual disciplines they would be familiar with: alms giving, prayer, and fasting. However Jesus is going to show them how His people will practice these spiritual disciplines from hearts captivated by new affections, not out of duty or reward from religious onlookers. Today we consider 2 of the three – how true kingdom citizens will pray and fast very differently from the merely religious.