How's Your Diet?

I don't often eat bread these days, there are so many things put in it to stop it going mouldy quickly. There are quite a lot of foods like this, additives and chemicals and goodness knows what else is put into food to stop it going off.

I remember as a child runner beans being put in salt to preserve them over the winter, things were put in vinegar to preserve them, apples stored away in drawers in brown paper. But mainly we ate what was in season at the time, fresh. Not so in these days, we want everything now, and we want it to last far beyond its natural life. We don’t seem to be in the least concerned about the affects all these chemicals are having on our health. But there are more and more people becoming aware and taking control of their diet, cutting out anything that has those hidden extras.

What about our spiritual health, are we aware of those hidden extras that people sneak in? We are to be discerning people; we should test everything with scripture. A lady recently told me of a book she was reading where Jesus, had taken the author to heaven and hell, so she could tell people all about them. Jesus has already revealed all we need to know in scripture. He has already revealed heaven and hell to the apostle John, it is the last book in the Bible and is called Revelation. 

Revelation21:23

God is not going to keep on telling others, He has already revealed all He is going to reveal in the Bible.

Don’t be taken in by these additives, because they will harm your spiritual health. The Word of God makes it plain that those who add to scripture and those who take away will be punished. The canon of Scripture is closed, so don’t be fooled by those who have “special revelation” from God.

Test everything anyone tells you with God’s Word. Rely only on God’s Word and not man’s opinion of it. If you don’t understand something ask the Lord, He will help you. Ask for discernment, and grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus. God answer’s the prayers of the diligent seeker. 

Proverbs 30:5-6

Do not add to His words Or He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar. Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Revelation 22:18-19

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.

Wordsearch

I went to a ladies meeting on February 14th where we were given a Word Search to do. I must admit that I am not very good at this sort of thing. Quizzes, crosswords and the like are not my forte. With it being February 14th the theme for the word search was Valentine's Day, and so I set to, to find the words that were typed at the bottom of the page. I found some, I also found quite a few that had nothing to do with the theme, I also found that if I added a letter here and there I could get even more words, although they were still nothing to do with the theme. So, there I was doing my own thing and not paying attention to the point of it all, so all my efforts were pointless and an utter waste of time, I had no hope of winning a prize that’s for sure.

What do you do with God’s word? Do you change it, take out words and sentences out of context so that you don’t have the real meaning? Do you put things in so that it fits your ideas better, so that it doesn’t challenge you and make you look within yourself as to what you really are, a sinner in need of forgiveness? If you do, I can assure you it is all pointless, it is a useless exercise because it won’t make you a better person, it will not give you salvation, and it will not give you eternal life. 

There are so many so-called churches in these days that encourage their followers not to take the Word of God literally, who have taken out the cross because they say we don’t need it in these modern days, why? Because they don’t acknowledge what God says about us, that we are all sinners and that one day we will have to stand in judgement before Him. And no, He isn’t going to wave you through to heaven and say it doesn’t matter what you did or didn’t do. Nowhere in the Bible does it tell you that God wants you healthy, and wealthy. Nowhere in the Bible does it tell the pastors of His church to just give motivational speeches to make people feel better. Do you know what God’s Word is?  Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Do you know what the Word of God is for? 2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: God’s Word is to profit you in doctrine, in discipline, correcting you, and teaching you righteousness. It does not say, scripture is for you to mess around with so that you can do as you please, and be always healthy and wealthy.

There is only one way to the Father, and that is through His Son, Jesus Christ. There is only one way for you to be forgiven and that is through repentance and believing in Jesus who took the punishment for your sins and mine. When people take out you being a sinner, when they take out the virgin birth, when they take out the cross, when they take out the resurrection, you have nothing. When they add health, wealth, God wants you always happy, God loves everybody, so everybody is going to heaven. When they tell you you are not a sinner, and that no one is really bad, they are lying, all these things contradict God's word, they have poisoned the gospel. You wouldn't drink a pure glass of water that someone put a drop of poison in, so please be discerning and don't fall for the poison lies that people add to the good news of salvation. Be like the Bereans in the Bible, test the words you hear people say with scripture, which is God's word.

Deuteronomy 4:2

"You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Proverbs 30:5-6

Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words Or He will reprove you, and you will be proved a liar.

Revelation 22:18-19

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.

-->