Give Thanks! It Is Meet and Right So To Do!

121 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 1Ti 4:3-5, “forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; 5 for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. (1 Tim 4:3-5) Marriage and food. Both created by God and therefore, they (and everything else created by Him) are to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. The truth is, what God has spoken into existence is good, and not to be labeled as bad. Even though well-intentioned, to COMMAND that people abstain from these things, is to deny that fact. I am reminded of Ro 1:20,21, “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21 because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.” Creation screams, “There is a God!” His attributes are clearly seen in creation and He is to be thanked and glorified because of it! I mean what else is there to do when you break out the microscope or the telescope! It's all His doing! The sanctification of the food we eat, takes place as we say a simple table prayer, much like Jesus did when HE broke bread on this earth. When He fed the 5,000 He first gave thanks: Joh 6:11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to the disciples,” He also gave thanks and therefore blessed the bread and wine when He instituted what we call the Lord's Supper and when He revealed Himself to the disciples on the road to Emmaus as they sat down to eat. The point is, all food is good as you tip your hat to the One who made it! So pray before your meal with a spirit of thanksgiving as you acknowledge where the food came from! Your prayer can be as simple as “Come Lord Jesus, Be our guest, and let these GIFTS to us be blessed,” Amen Or the simple acknowledgment found in Ps 145:15,16, “ The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season. 16 You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. To quote from one of the liturgies used in church services: Give thanks unto the Lord. It is meet and right so to do!