We’ve been studying about praying for your food, sanctifying your food according to God’s Word and not following the doctrine of devils.

Yesterday, I left off discussing what to do when someone approaches you and says it is sinful to eat pork or any such thing. Crabs, shrimp, etc. could be included in that list of “bad foods.” Amen!

I explained that you can eat whatever you want if you will pray and sanctify it according to God’s Word.  Some people will then tell me, “Well, I can’t do that.” 

Now, is this a personal decision of something they do not want to do because of a religion or religious issue, health issue or just a personal choice? Yes, it does matter.

I have one daughter who will not eat meat of any kind. I also have a grand-daughter from my other daughter, I have two daughters and seven grandkids, and she does not want to eat meat or fish. Those are personal choices they make. It’s not because papa told them they shouldn’t. It’s not because they believe they will go to hell if they do so. It’s simply a diet they have chosen to follow. And I’m ok with that.

Neither one of them try to influence any other member of the family, their friends or anyone else NOT to eat meat or anything like that. If they did, they would in the wrong. But if it is a personal choice, it’s ok.

But what about these cults and even some believers who delve into these areas of food and diet and God’s will and going to hell if you eat the wrong foods? We need to be careful of getting too far off into any ditch on either side of the road in any area of life, including diet. Amen!

Let’s just continue to heed the scriptures. “For every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving.”  That’s in 1 Timothy 4:4.

I think the Bible speaks for itself and makes it very plain for us to understand. Amen!  The Bible says, “…nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving.” Amen!  Receiving the food you eat – with thanksgiving, makes a difference. It also sanctifies the food because of the Word and of prayer. That’s why it is so important to pray over your food – especially when you go out to eat. Amen!

You don’t know several very important factors concerning food that is prepared for you when you go out to eat. 

You don’t know if the food was handled properly. You don’t know the cleanliness of the back kitchen area. You don’t know where the food came from in the first place. You don’t know the people who handled your food or cooked your food. That is a lot of unknowns as compared to cooking your food at home.

That is why, whenever we go out to eat, we make a point of praying over our food, publicly and out loud, too! Praise God!  We want to sanctify every bit of food that we are about to eat. From the bread sticks to the main course and to desert. Amen!  We receive it via prayer and with thanksgiving. Amen!  

We are about out of time for today, but I want you to realize, that when you do that, the food you eat will not hurt you or make you sick. Nothing I ever eat hurts me. Why? Because I’m a doer of the Word. I obey what I read. Amen!

I want to pray for you that you will begin to pray over your food when YOU go out to eat. If you do, and pay attention, you’ll notice you do not get those gastro-intestinal problems like you usually get. Amen! Because the food you are now eating has been sanctified by the Word of God!

Let’s Pray!

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