Thank Jesus For Your Food Every Time You Eat
The bible tells us to pray and thank Jesus for our food every time we eat food. Each time you eat food ask the Lord Jesus to remove the impurities from the food and have the food bless you with health, peace, and strength. If you pray and give thanks for your food daily, the food will bless you and not cause any sickness. 1 Timothy 4:4 says For every creature of God is good and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. For it is sanctified by the Word of God and prayer.
Brother Bob had to train himself to remember to thank Jesus for his food every time he had a meal. I put a sign up by my kitchen table that said Thank God For Your Food in order to remember the importance of giving thanks to God for my food. Now Brother Bob remembers to pray every time before he eats any meal and receives great peace. It's a blessing to pray every time you eat because you can also pray about your other needs before you eat.
1 Timothy 6:6 says But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment (clothing) let us be therewith content. In other words, when we are content by daily giving God thanks for our food and clothes, we will receive great gain of peace, joy, and strength. Like Paul receive peace and say I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Most people today are covetous instead of content. When Best Buy has sales, people camp out for four days so they can be the first one to buy the ultimate source of their satisfaction and own a high definition large screen TV with a built in computer. But eventually they will become bored with their purchases and have to look for something else for satisfaction. Nothing in this world that you buy with money can give you satisfaction. Only the Lord Jesus and His blessed Word can give anyone total satisfaction. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Instead of being covetous, be content and say Boy I'm happy today; God has blessed me with food and clothing. Be like Brother Bob and be happy by saying thank you Jesus for my shredded wheat, yogurt, and boots for my feet that are comfortable. If you give thanks for your food and clothes, you will receive great gain of peace, strength, and joy.
Jacob Was Grateful For His Plateful
Jacob thanked God for his food during his entire life. When Jacob was a young man traveling as a nomad in desert tents he asked God to give him food every day. Jacob prayed at Genesis 28:20 If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me bread to eat and raiment to put on so that I come again to my father's house in peace, then shall the Lord be my God.
In other words Jacob said I'll be happy and content if God daily gives me food and clothes. Like Jacob rejoice and be happy if God has given you food and clothes this day. God takes care of the sparrows every day. You are more important than the sparrows. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings; and not one of them is forgotten before God. God knows the very number of hairs on your head. Fear not you are of more value than many sparrows.
God granted Jacob's prayer request and blessed him with food all the days of his life because he was grateful for his plateful. This was a miracle because no Kroger grocery stores existed offering food when Jacob lived as a nomad in tents in the desert. Jacob was content with peace because he always remembered to thank God for his food that miraculously appeared every day in the desert. Even before Jacob died while he was blessing his son Joseph, Jacob remembered to thank the Lord Jesus for his food. Jacob said at Genesis 48:15 God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day.
Families Should Pray And Eat Together
Thanking The Lord Jesus For Their Food
Families should eat together and thank Jesus for their food. A family that eats and prays together stays together. Fathers and mothers, don't just heat something up in a microwave and sit in front of a TV and watch the news by yourself. Your family is more important than the news. Instead eat your meals with your children where everyone gives thanks to the Lord Jesus for their food. Parents should teach their children how to pray and give thanks for their food. Tell your kids who would like to say grace over the food today and thank Jesus for their food. This will teach kids how to pray while it gives the parents an opportunity to toss in extra prayer requests.
And don't pray quick ineffective prayers before you eat like God is good, God is great, Let us thank Him for the food we eat Amen. Don't just sit down to eat and start shoveling your food without remembering the Lord. Don't just say the quick prayer listed above "Bless us, Oh Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord Amen and then chow down. Take time to pray effectively and ask God for your needs in Jesus name after you bless the food.
And remember to pray and give thanks for your food in public places at work and in restaurants. This will be a good witness for Jesus to coworkers on your job and waitresses and waiters at restaurants. If people see you praying and giving thanks for your food in a restaurant they will know you are christians and open a door of fellowship and witnessing for our Lord Jesus. If unsaved family members see you praying for your food it will be a good witness to help them receive salvation. If someone asks you at work Why do you always pray before you eat, this will give you an opportunity to witness Jesus and try to save their souls. And then you can tell people that to be saved you must repent, confess Jesus to be your God, and believe that Jesus died for you on the cross, was buried, and rose again.
I pray in Jesus name that this little bible study will remind us all about the importance of praying and giving thanks for our food daily. Feel free to email Brother Bob anytime at rz9tlm@gmail.com or write to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 604-7133. Till we all meet again soon to lift up our Lord Jesus, everyone have a blessed day in Jesus name.
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