I Love Food

Good Morning!! Anyone that remotely knows me, know I LOVE food. I love to cook it,...I love to eat it,...I even love to experiment with new ways to serve it up.(So what else would my daily devotional be called?) For a long time, even my directions were associated with how far away, or near it was, to some place I had eaten at,..or wanted to. From microwave dinners, to drive-throughs,...food has become a part of our lives, and culture. Food is a necessity to our physical bodies,...and to enjoy good food is one of our greatest pleasures. However, even with all its necessity, this earthly food has no value, outside of fellowship, to us spiritually.

But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.—1 Corinthians 8:8, 9 (ASV)

It's been close to twenty year since I stopped eating pork,...mainly because I believe the harm it does, out weighs it's taste. But it does not matter what we eat, or don't eat,...none of it has any effect on our relationship with God. So then why can't we as Christians eat whatever, drink whatever and as much as we want? One reason is because the choices that we make impact others. And another is that God care about the behaviors and attitudes we exhibit that affect those around us. There are numerous examples of this behavior in our churches today. The things we display an appetite for; like movies, television choices, or places we chose to go, can influence our families and friends. if it OK for God's people, then it must be OK for others too.

For most hunger is simply a drive necessary to sustain life,
...while appetite is associated with the desire to satisfy our cravings in life.



Jesus, you gave Your Life for us, so that we could have the real food,...the bread of life. As we follow You, allow our choices in this world will bring glory and honor to Your name, while also setting the right example for others. We pray not to get hung up on things of no value spiritually,...but to get caught up in the Spirit of God so that we may be a blessing to others,...and not a stumbling block. Amen.


"The nature of man is to seek explanations,
...because we believe whatever we can explain, we can control."