nutrients | considering the word

I love to study nutrition. I love how God put foods on the earth to heal and protect us. I love how different foods have different vitamins and minerals. I like making new recipes with healthy foods. It fascinates me. I’ve noticed a trend in nutrition; however, that is very concerning to me and it reminds of the way that I heard satan say to Eve in the Garden of Eden, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree in the garden?'”

That subtle change in God’s Word was enough to get Eve to begin a conversation with satan so that he could tempt her to believe what he said instead of what she knew to be the truth of God’s Word. This is the same thing I see him doing in the world of nutrition.

I just picked up 3 of my favorite nutrition books this morning to verify. The first one had a picture of the chain of evolution from monkey to human to fat human. The second and third talked about how far we’ve come since being cave men.

So, I consulted my book on the history of creation: The Bible. I see that God created man and woman in a garden. He gave them trees with fruit that bore seeds, herbs, and plants. After they sinned and had to leave the garden, their son Abel was a keeper of sheep. Cain was a tiller of the ground. (Shepherd and farmer) These aren’t unintelligent cavemen with no food. These are intelligent people with access to healthy foods, intentionally growing them.

I see Jubal coming in a while. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute. Tubal-Cain was an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. Oh! And did I mention that before these two were born, Cain built a city and named it after his son? He wasn’t living in a cave, unable to form words or think properly.

Even after the great flood, Noah became a farmer. He planted a vineyard, too. It just goes on and on from there. As Christians, we have to guard ourselves. Yes, be wise enough to eat whole foods and take care of your body. I believe 100% that God put foods on this earth to nourish our bodies and give us the things we need. But we must beware of what subtleties we allow into our minds. Know the truth of God’s Word. Know your Creator and how all things began. Make sure your house is built on the Rock and you will be safe when the winds of untruth come blowing by.

We must remain in the Word and pray as it says in Ps. 25:5, “Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.”

Dig in!

jamie

Scripture references for the things I mentioned today, in order: Gen. 3: 1-24, Gen. 2:7-25, Gen. 4:2, Gen. 4:20-21, Gen. 4:22, Gen. 4:17, Gen. 9:20

Ps. 126:5-6: “Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bring his sheaves with him.”

While we are waiting for Christ’s return, we are living in a fallen, sin-cursed world where there is indeed pain and suffering. Here we still experience sorrow, death, and tears. So, in the midst of our trials, how does our trust in God come forth?

We know God’s universal law of reaping and sowing: whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. Gal. 6:7. This Psalm tells us something even more. When we sow in tears we will reap in joy.

If, in the midst of our sorrow and weeping, we continue to sow the seeds of righteousness, we will reap a harvest of joy. Gal. 6:9 promises that, “in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”

Trials are common to us all. Suffering is a sad result of sin that affects each of us. Christians, in particular, suffer further persecution at times that can cause even more heart-ache. The promise we have; however, is that even in the midst of the trials, the tears, and the weeping, our faithful sowing will reap joy and we will have a harvest to show for it.

In faith, we can continue to sow seeds around us, even through our tears. Actually, doesn’t it seem sometimes that the best seeds are planted when tears are present? Our experiences give our testimony of faith more weight.

Our trials and painful experiences are like fertilizer that gives the seed the extra nutrients it needs to grow strong. If we can still plant seed and walk in faith even during trials, it gives others the proof they need that God is faithful and mighty; and this can help them to grow strong in the Lord and in their own faith.

I encourage you today, while you are waiting, to continue trusting in God’s faithfulness and to continue sowing seeds. Water the seeds with your tears, if need be, but continue to sow. You will reap joy and come back rejoicing, harvest in hand!

Keep trusting. He is coming again!

jamie