The Right Way To Obey God. Part [5] 01/09/2025 (Morning thought)

Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet may reduce the risk for heart disease, including heart attack and stroke. Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as part of an overall healthy diet may protect against certain types of cancers. Adding fruit can help increase the amount of fiber and potassium we eat. These are important nutrients that many people do not get enough of.

Then you have the scriptural version, but it doesn’t give any science to back up what God is saying. All it says is that the diet is very good. This situation often occurs in the Bible and therefore, the Christian must make a deliberate choice to believe, and obey God, whether or not the science can verify.

God, in His word tells us plainly that man’s original diet of fruits, nuts, and grains, and later on herbs or vegetables, is very good, but He does not say why. He does not break down the benefits which would accrue, all He says to us is that it is very good. The fact is that even though the science behind the diet is very important, and sheds great light on what God has already said, it’s actually irrelevant as far as obeying God the right way goes.

Genesis 26:4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

May the Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

The Right Way To Obey God. Part [4] 01/09/2025 (Evening thought)

Deuteronomy 28:46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever. 47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

The Lord would have us understand that over a long period of many centuries very divergent approaches to obeying God have emerged, and because of this we must now delineate from the Bible, with surgical accuracy, what is the right way to obey God. The following are some of the erroneous concepts on obedience and believing that have imperceptibly crept into Christianity, and which we must be wary of, for they may look and sound cute on the surface, but on the inside, they are ravening wolves.

[1] There is the scientific approach to obedience, in which a person would believe and obey, only when there is enough science to substantiate what God is saying. This approach puts God’s word and commands to us on pause, while the scriptural utterances are tested in the lab, and if the science pans out, then persons will readily obey, and they would greatly rejoice at discovering the proof in the pudding. However, this is not the type of obedience God is looking for.

For instance, in the two following examples we have God and the U.S.D.A saying basically the same thing, but critically important information isn’t to be found in the Bible. However, it can be found on the U.S.D.A website. The question is why? (USDA) U.S. Department of Agriculture: Eating foods such as fruits that are lower in calories per cup, instead of other higher calorie foods, may help lower overall calorie intake.

Genesis 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!