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| Millstone used to grind grain in Israel. |
But if you cause
one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better
for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.
Mark 9:42
Sin is
a powerful threat to our lives. It finds it roots right there with Eve and Adam
in the Garden…and anywhere that wilily serpent Satan lurks. He wants us to draw
away from Christ—but if Christ is for us…who can be against us?
What shall we say
about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against
us? Romans 8:31
Paul
wrote another passage in Romans that addresses the dilemma we all face with sin
in life.
I have discovered
this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do
what is wrong. I love God's law with all my heart. But there is another power
within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin
that is still within me. Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me
from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is in
Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey
God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin. Romans 7:21-25
Prayer
~ Dear Lord God—I don’t want to be a slave to sin. You have set us free—Jesus! I really do want to obey You…and to seek You first
in all my ways. I know that You are for us…and greater is He (You) that is in
me than he that is in the world (Satan). Give me…as well as my family, friends
and neighbors the desire and grace to please You and to never lead any other
person of any age into sin. No millstones for us.
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 23-25
Friday’s
Feast at the King’s Table
Have you heard of the New Four Food Groups? They are Vegetables, Fruits, Legumes, and Whole Grains. These were
introduced by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1991. Where
has this information been hiding since 1991? I think that we have meat and
dairy activates that have been keeping this information from the front line
media…or I’ve had my head in the sand for the last 26 years. Most likely the
latter! Have you heard of this? So here’s the number of servings we should have
per day to provide our bodies with antioxidants to ward off infections and
cancer, as well as adequate protein and nutrients to provide for healthy
growth.
Fruits - 3 or
more servings of ½ to 1 cup
Vegetables – 4 or
more servings of 1 cup raw or ½ cup cooked
Legumes (beans,
peas and lentils) – 3 or more ½ cup cooked beans, ¼ cup bean spread, 3 oz tofu
Whole Grains – 6
or more ½ cooked, ¾-1 cup dry cereal, 1 slice of bread, ½ tortilla (bagel = 4
servings)
The idea behind these new food groups is
that meat and fat affect the hormones in our bodies and cause cancer and
inflammatory diseases. Can you live without meat? The fiber in all the fruits
and vegetables, as well as the legumes, is also highly beneficial for removing
toxins from our bodies. That is the basic info on these four new food groups in
a nutshell…but limit the amount of nuts you include in your diet. Some of them
are high in oil. The diet is lacking in Vitamin B12 so it is suggested that
anyone following this eating regime include a good multivitamin that contains
Vitamin B12.
Information from The Cancer Survivor’s
Guide by Barnard and Reilly.
© 2018 Text and
photo by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT) unless otherwise noted.
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