Prayer 2021 - August 5 - Praying for Our Food pt 4

Scripture For Today:

1 Chronicles 29:10

 “David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.”

Praying for Our Food pt 4

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

I left off yesterday discussing the importance of praying for your food, especially when you are eating out at restaurants and such.  I shared how 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.

Now, I want to emphasize, I am not saying we should not be concerned about eating healthy for our bodies. Lord knows I love a good steak and baked potato smothered in melted butter. But, I also know, if I ate that every day, or more than every now and then for that matter, it would not be healthy for my body. Amen!

We need to use wisdom in this area. I’m simply saying that we need to sanctify our food with the Word, through prayer and the giving of thanks. When we go out to eat, I pray over the food, I pray for those handling the food and preparing the food. Amen. I cover all those bases – and then give the Lord thanks FOR the food itself. Praise God!

That is sanctifying the food with thanksgiving. Amen!

Now, we’ve been talking specifically about 1 Timothy chapter 4. This chapter is talking about meats, which the Bible says, “…God has created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.”

However, this principle applies to ALL food we eat. We should sanctify all of our food, not only the meat, not only when we go out to eat – but all of it. And, I have to admit, my wife is a lot better at this than I am. She has to remind me sometimes to “pray” – especially if I’m hungry! Praise God!

Now, I’m not preaching on this to be mean. I’m doing it out of love. I believe Christians should come to know the truth regarding this subject. And where can we find the truth? In God’s Word! Amen!

Sometimes, someone will tell me, “Well, I can’t eat this or I can’t eat that, it makes me sick.”   I usually don’t say anything to them, but I really wonder why they don’t sanctify their food. If they did, they wouldn’t get sick! They will find out that most of the foods that were bothering them before won’t bother them anymore. Amen!

We just need to believe God and obey His Word in this area of our lives. 

I want to pray with you right now that you will begin to do just that!  If there is food you enjoy eating but it’s been making you sick so you have been avoiding it, PRAY!  Sanctify it before you consume it! Trust God and His Word in these matters. Walk by Faith concerning the food you eat – and reap the benefits. Amen!

Let’s Pray!

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