| Share on Facebook  Cartoonology Devotional 04-21-09 E. Larry Ross Cartoonology. There is great theology in cartoons and comics. It seems everything will either kill or maim you these days, even “natural” things. So, what is the world coming to anyway? I was talking with someone the other day about peanut butter. I practically grew up on peanut butter and never heard of anyone being allergic to it. I still love peanut butter and almost any food that contains it. What happened to peanut butter? Probably the same thing that has happened to a lot of our foods. Manufacturers decided to refine it, improve it or speed up the process of producing it and ended up poisoning it. Another problem, I guess, is that people have forgotten about moderation. Moderation is required in about everything for good health and safety. American people have become a gluttonous people, and we either keep demanding everything be bigger, or we play right into the hands of those who offer it to us. Of course, bigger, in most cases means costlier and less healthy. Even the sizes of the plates we eat on are bigger than they used to be. When my wife and I were dating we could go to the drive-in and purchase a hamburger with fries and a soda for .99 cents. And that was all we ate. The burger was small, the fries were small and the soda was small, and we were just as happy. Bigger has become a huge problem for our children today. Studies have shown that obesity in children and adolescents increased 45% between 1999 and 2002. The Bible gives a good guiding principle for dealing with our uncurbed appetites for food and vices of all sorts. 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NKJV)
19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? The Apostle Paul was primarily talking about sexual immorality here, but he did mention food. He said: 1 Corinthians 6:12-13 (NKJV)
12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. We do have a biblical mandate for taking care of our bodies and keeping them pure. God cares about both our soul and our body, because He considers both to be His. This Easter season has reminded us that God will raise our bodies in the last days. How we treat them is of utmost importance to Him. 04-21-09 edrynn@verizon.net To receive this daily devotional by e-mail, send a message to edrynn@verizon.net and ask for it. Pastor Ross sends out the devotional every day, Monday through Saturday.
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