And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish of the sea. They are given into your hand. Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. I have given you all things, even as the green herbs. But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood. Genesis 9:2-4
Strangers will often want to know where we are from. It is fun to freak them out just a bit by saying, "My family descended from an ark in the mountains of Ararat." From this story comes a dietary change for mankind, as we read in our scripture passage for today.
In this age of woe and confusion, we have been told somewhere in the neighborhood of 456 thousand times, or so, what it is we should eat or not eat. Yesterday I was even asked if Jesus would kill something to eat it. That is a good question, and a tough question, but should it be? Our Lord would be the worst of hypocrites if He gave us the command by Noah to eat the moving things without their life blood in it, and yet refused to kill and eat Himself. Then, comes a certain dream to the leader of a new church, and it involves a command: "Rise, Peter; kill and eat." (Story in Acts 10:9-16)
Peter recognized the voice of His Lord Jesus.
So, be wary, O dietary pharisee, of what you tell me should be eaten or not eaten.
Love in Christ Jesus!
Bucky
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