Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Healthy Living”
Our Bible verse for today: “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory.” 1 Corinthians 10:31
Our thought for today: “We can honor and glorify God with our diet.”
As a rule of thumb, good nutrition is two-thirds of being healthy and in shape. The old saying, “You are what you eat”, is very true. The kinds and quantities of food you consume determine everything from the health of your internal organs, to your blood chemistry, to the shape and size of your body, to your energy level, to the amount and quality of sleep you get, and much more. What and how much you eat will have a direct impact on almost every other area of your life.
This includes your spiritual health. If taking proper care of the physical body is a spiritual discipline (the Bible clearly teaches that it is), then diet affects spiritual health as well as physical and emotional health.
So is it possible to eat and drink in a way that glorifies God (as directed by Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:31)? Of course it is. Here are just three ways to honor and glorify Him by the way you eat and drink:
1. Eat a reasonably nutritious diet. This will help to make you a good steward of the temple of the Holy Spirit. In this way you will be honoring God by taking proper care of the temple.
2. Thank Him for your food. When you thank the Lord for your food you are giving Him honor and glory and acknowledging it as a gift from Him.
3. Slow down and enjoy your food. God created your taste buds so that you can enjoy food. When you eat slowly and savor your food you are glorifying the Lord as the creator of taste buds.
Food is a gift from God and it is meant to be enjoyed, but not abused. We can indeed honor and glorify Him with our diet.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 