When the children of Israel went into captivity into
Babylon, King Nebuchadnezzar enlisted the brightest and best of the Jewish
young men to be trained to work in his government. Among them were Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and
Daniel. During their training time they
were offered food from the king’s table.
Daniel objected and asked if he could eat vegetables and drink water
instead of having meat and wine. At
first the servants of the king objected fearing that this diet would be
harmful. But Daniel persuaded them to
allow a trial for ten days. After the
ten days of eating only vegetables and drinking only water the Israelites were
healthier than the other interns, who had been eating the
royal rations.
The truth of the Bible never gets old. Still today we should be eating vegetables
and drinking lots of water to keep our bodies strong and nourished. This month is national “Fruit and Vegetable
Month” and it is a reminder of the importance of these basics elements in our
daily diet.
You are the temple of the living God. Take care of your temple! Eat right and you will be able to serve the
Lord better and longer.
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