Day — 8 The Fasting experience
Praise God. Its been awesome. My body really felt light and active. No sense of fatigue or tiredness. Before we explore spiritually We can explore the benefits of fasting. First Intermittent fasting improves brain activity. It helps in Insulin control. It improves our concentration. Like others I will not say the LCHF diet is the only good source. Its better to explore and choose the diet which your body accepts. With that statement I think you recognized what in Biblical teaching we are going to talk about yes its Book of Romans chapter 14. Amen
The active morning started early. The peaceful presence of Lord is always worthy of great Praise. God wakes us up every morning to enjoy His creation and exploit it for our daily needs. Let His Name be praised forever. In New Testament reading it was the final chapters of the Book of Romans.
2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.
2 For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.
One is NIV translation other is NKJV. Lets explore the background of Chapter 14. The early church in Rome was a mix of Pharisee s and non Jews. The Pharisee s considered eating meat is sinful because prophet Daniel avoided it in Babylonia. They also looked down on members who ate meat in their diet. So the NKJV translation give is correctly Vegetarian is a weak food diet.
14 I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself;
Here St.Paul declares that no food is unclean. Vegetarian is not holy food but a weak food. God created man to enjoy the fat of the land. In Genesis 45 verse 18 its is written,
and take your father and your households, and come to me, and I will give you the best of the land of Egypt, and you shall eat the fat of the land.’
Our forefathers(Both biblical and non Biblical)knew the importance of Fats in our diet that why they sought to include fat. That why Our Lord strictly warns us not fall unto the diet trap.
6 Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
In Mathew 16 verse 6 Jesus Christ strictly warns us about the teachings of Pharisees the yeast which will make us go wrong and put stumbling blocks on our path and also amongst the fellow believers. So in 11 He repeats it again.
11 How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Todays Bible study was about Prophet Zechariah. I was so impressed by the verses of chapter 4.
6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is Yahweh’s word to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says Yahweh of Armies. 7 Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”
The verse 7 indicates the coming of Christ as the capstone for the church. That's why in the second Temple Zerubbabel laid the capstone. Praise God. The Bible is extremely extra ordinary. All things appear Random are woven into a single garment of destiny that is the embodiment of Christ. Let it be Jericho Rahab who becomes Caleb Daughter in law marrying Salmon. Zerubbabel laying the capstone. Amen
10 Indeed, who despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. These are Yahweh’s eyes, which run back and forth through the whole earth.”
Todays food was Squash Beef Curries.
Thank you Very much Lord for the food you provided. May Your holy Name be praised. As my current weight is 75 kg. Lets keep a log every week.
