Showing posts with label eat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eat. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God

1 Corinthians 10:31
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Every single thing is ordained or allowed by God - this follows from the fact that God is truly Almighty. So there may be many times and instances in life that we are doing mundane things but we cannot despise these simple things. We should not be glorifying church or mission work over the daily chores that people still have to do, including our own chores. Otherwise this can lead to spiritual pride or a sense of superiority by those who serve.


Sunday, November 23, 2014

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God

1 Corinthians 10:31
Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Do everything for the glory of God. How exactly can we do this? Sometimes the things that God wants us to do would not result in something obvious that others would shout and cheer about. Sometimes God's assignments can mean that the things we do would not even be welcomed by others. The only motivation should be thinking about God and how pleased He would be, this would lead to His glorification whether others could see it or not.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life

Matthew 6:25 
 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

God had told us to seek first His Kingdom. The other things that we need in life will be provided by Him. This is also a test of faith that many would not care to admit. However it is more than just a test. The motive is obvious, we cannot do many things at once. If we are called to do God's work, then to do it properly means we would not have time to do other things. Those other things are necessary for survival, which is why God will attend to them so that we can concentrate on the work He has assigned us.


Monday, March 10, 2014

Do you also want to go away?

 John 6:67
Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”

Jesus said the above following a somewhat difficult teaching for understanding as well as following. Jesus was teaching that we must eat His flesh and drink His blood to get eternal life. He is the ultimate manna that was provided by God to the people. For various reasons, various people cannot accept this or were offended by the sayings.

At this point many of those who were disciples (not the twelve), chose to turn away and Jesus understood this. This is where the true believers were differentiated. Jesus also explained that it is God who gave people understanding and faith to follow Him, and not because people chose based on their own understanding. So Jesus said the above question to his twelve inner disciples, and Peter moved by God, declared that Jesus is the Son of the living God.


Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on

Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

A simple statement from our Lord Yshua not to worry about our life - in particular not to worry about providing for our life; because He is the Provider Jehovah Jireh. Even many of our friends may give us the "do not worry" advice as a general sweeping advice. However when Yshua said it, he also meant that we can trust that He will provide - this is the reason that we do not need to worry for ourselves.

Yshua's advice of not to worry, specifically targets the fundamental needs of human beings, which are food and clothing. He could have chosen other things to tell us not to worry about. Instead, He chose these fundamental items of life itself to tell us that He is fully in control of our lives and is able to provide for our most essential needs. It is when we have the faith in Yshua, then this freedom from worry allows us to do greater things for Him.


Total Pageviews