Dine with a Ruler

Proverbs 23:1-2 When you sit to dine with a ruler, note well what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.


The Bible mentions many different kinds of foods, which show that God wants us to enjoy eating. For example, Deuteronomy 8:7-8 says, For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of foundations and springs that flow out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vine and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey. Wow! God created food and he wants us to enjoy eating so he created taste buds. What an awesome God.

However, we must not abuse this privilege by overeating. 1Corinthians 10:31 says, Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. We must eat and drink to the glory of God, which requires portion control. It also means eating more fruits and vegetables with meals for the vitamins and nutrients not found in the processed and fast foods that we tend to eat a lot because of our hurried lifestyles.