YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT (1 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Daniel 1:1-21
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You Are What You Eat (1 of 4)
Series: Taking A Stand
Jeff Strite
Daniel 1:1-21
I read the true story about a wife who liked to make sure she had meals ready to cook. She made ''freezer meals'' ahead of time and carefully noted what they were in large clear letters. There was ''Meatloaf'', ''Pot Roast'', ''Steak and Vegetables'', ''Chicken and Dumplings'' or ''Beef Pot Pie.'' But whenever she asked her husband what he wanted for dinner he didn't asked for those things So, she said she decided to stock the freezer with things he really liked. Now, if you look in her freezer, you'll see a whole new set of labels. You'll find dinners with neat, legible tags that say:
''Whatever''
''Anything''
''I Don't Know''
''I Don't Care''
''Something Good''
or just ''Food.''
Now, whenever she asks him what he wants for dinner, she gives him what he asks for.
There's an old saying that goes: You are what you eat.
In our text this morning we have a story of 4 young men knew what they wanted to eat - and they didn't want Pot Pie, or Meatloaf or Chicken and Dumplings. These boys insisted on having their vegetables.
Before we get to that... let's talk about who these guys were. Their names were: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah and they were Judeans. They'd been carried off into captivity by Babylon. Their parents were probably dead, and they're unlikely to ever see their homes again. Now they find themselves captives in foreign land with little chance of escape.
But these boys are different. According to our text they were apparently men of noble birth. They were good looking, intelligent and had fairly good judgment (kind of like me), and because of all that, they had been chosen to be trained to serve in the court of King Nebuchadnezzar.
But now... there appears to be a problem. They don't want to eat what's set on the table in front of them. There's something wrong with the food they're being given.
Why don't they want to eat this food? What' ...
Series: Taking A Stand
Jeff Strite
Daniel 1:1-21
I read the true story about a wife who liked to make sure she had meals ready to cook. She made ''freezer meals'' ahead of time and carefully noted what they were in large clear letters. There was ''Meatloaf'', ''Pot Roast'', ''Steak and Vegetables'', ''Chicken and Dumplings'' or ''Beef Pot Pie.'' But whenever she asked her husband what he wanted for dinner he didn't asked for those things So, she said she decided to stock the freezer with things he really liked. Now, if you look in her freezer, you'll see a whole new set of labels. You'll find dinners with neat, legible tags that say:
''Whatever''
''Anything''
''I Don't Know''
''I Don't Care''
''Something Good''
or just ''Food.''
Now, whenever she asks him what he wants for dinner, she gives him what he asks for.
There's an old saying that goes: You are what you eat.
In our text this morning we have a story of 4 young men knew what they wanted to eat - and they didn't want Pot Pie, or Meatloaf or Chicken and Dumplings. These boys insisted on having their vegetables.
Before we get to that... let's talk about who these guys were. Their names were: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah and they were Judeans. They'd been carried off into captivity by Babylon. Their parents were probably dead, and they're unlikely to ever see their homes again. Now they find themselves captives in foreign land with little chance of escape.
But these boys are different. According to our text they were apparently men of noble birth. They were good looking, intelligent and had fairly good judgment (kind of like me), and because of all that, they had been chosen to be trained to serve in the court of King Nebuchadnezzar.
But now... there appears to be a problem. They don't want to eat what's set on the table in front of them. There's something wrong with the food they're being given.
Why don't they want to eat this food? What' ...
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