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Romans 14:6
He who regards one day as special, does so to
the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord,
for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains,
does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
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November
20 Eating with Thanks
It is no surprise that we are to give thanks
for the food that we eat. But Paul
instructs that those who abstain from eating
also give thanks.
The issue Paul addresses is eating meat that
had been sacrificed to an idol. Some saw
this as an endorsement of idolatry while others
viewed the idol as nothing and therefore meat
that had been sacrificed to it was no different
than regular meat.
A more modern situation would be vegetarians.
The same solution can be offered. From a
biblical standpoint, whatever we eat should be
eaten with thanksgiving. Those who have
determined to eat something should do so with
thanksgiving and those who have determined to
abstain should do so with thanksgiving.
God has given us all things but not all
things are beneficial according to 1 Corinthians
6. It is for us to determine what is and
isn't beneficial according to guidelines in the
Bible. For instance we are not to be
mastered by anything and thus drugs are not
beneficial.
Whatever we choose to do and whatever we
choose to put into our bodies, we are to do so
with thanksgiving. Whatever we receive
from the Lord, we should do so with
thanksgiving. |
