from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4. For his glory, God had instructed me to fast. It was not merely my idea or something that man could plan. I was able to fast like this, without a crumb of food or a drop of liquid, only because God wanted me to. It was undertaken out of obedience to his command, not as a sacrifice in a bid to please him. “To obey is better than sacrifice.” 1 Samuel 15:22.