Glory

 

1 Corinthians 10:31 NLT

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

 

‘You are what you eat’ is a popular quote in the world. Physically, there’s a lot of truth to that. Spiritually however, there’s more to us than just flesh and bone.

 

Some people are religious about vegetarianism, or how meat is killed, or teetotal. What Paul is basically saying is that there are more important things than food and drink. The most important thing is that whatever we do, we do it for the glory of God.

 

If we’re not sure whether to do something, a good practice would be to question whether a particular course of action is glorifying to God. If God would be glorified by us taking caffeinated drinks, then we can happily do so. If we have question marks as to whether we’re over-reliant on caffeine, maybe we should wean ourselves off.

 

Paul would rather we didn’t hurt our consciences than to do something that troubles us. So, caffeine might be okay for someone in moderation, but for someone else, maybe they need to come off it. The same could be said for alcohol or meat for example.

 

‘Heavenly Father, please help us to glorify You whatever we do. For the honour of Your name, amen’