Eating Well

Paleo, Clean Eating, Low-Carb, High-Protein, DASH, TLC, Flexitarian, Ornish…our options for eating well plans are endless! But…

Jesus quoted Deuteronomy 8:3 when He said “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” These were the God-inspired words of Moses who was admonishing the Israelites not to forget their God – the One who had promised a land to their ancestors, led them through the wilderness, and had fed them with something they had never seen before and could not fully comprehend (manna). The Israelites, were to be careful to follow every command of God, because that would be how they would “live and increase” and possess what God had promised.

Nothing has changed in the approximately 3400 years since Moses wrote those words. We are still to live our lives in accordance with the Word of God. Better stated: we are to draw life from the Word of God. You see, we are spiritual beings who are created in the very image of God. Because of this, we must live by the Spirit.

Galatians 5:24&25 - Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their corrupt nature along with its passions and desires. If we live by our spiritual nature, then our lives need to conform to our spiritual nature. (GW)

John 6:63 - Life is spiritual. Your physical existence doesn’t contribute to that life. The words that I [Christ] have spoken to you are spiritual. They are life. (GW)

We see that our spiritual life is nurtured from the Word of God. We thrive and grow and experience what God has for us when we are in tune with the Spirit. Our physical being is nourished by bread and water – both are necessary to sustain life. But more importantly, we must nourish our spirit by maintaining a steady diet of “Word consumption”. We must read, meditate upon, and adhere to the Word of God in order for our spirit to thrive!

In case you don’t know, I will tell you that we all will one day leave this earth and move on to an eternal existence. We are spiritual beings with a spiritual eternity to experience after our time here on earth is over. We will either spend that eternity with God in heaven or without God in hell. Sorry to be so blunt, but it is true. We must understand that there is so much more for us than what we get to see and experience for the 79.3 years (give or take a few) that we have here. There is an eternity to begin once this life is over, so we want to set ourselves up for the most wonderful eternity possible. That eternity is with God…with Christ…with the Holy Spirit. And all of that begins with the Word of God.

So…have you eaten well today?