Whose table am I eating at..

I was thinking about this yesterday.

Whose table am I eating at?

I had been reading the account of Daniel and his 3 friends which was timely given my previous post Are you hungry?

These young Jewish men were taken captive by the Babylonians and were to be trained in the ways of the Babylonians for 3 years.

All their previous learning, culture, training, customs, traditions were to be lost in learning the new ways of the Babylonians.

They were to eat at a new table in more ways than one.

The King intended that these young men were also given the food from the King’s table.

On the face of it that might not seem a big deal…they were going to be given the best food and wine. Food fit for a King.

However, these young men had been taught God’s ways especially when it came to what to eat and what not to eat. God had given commands which they would have followed since childhood.

If they partook of this King’s table they would be breaking God’s commandments and would be slowly losing their identity. Compromise is a slippery slope.

Daniel had the wisdom not to eat at the King’s table but to ask instead for vegetables and water. That is a bold request especially in these circumstances where you are a captive subject to a foreign power. It would have taken courage and conviction to make the request. It could have resulted in death also for those who went against the King’s command.

God made a way of escape though out of that situation.

God made a way where there appeared to be no way.

After testing them for a period of time eating just vegetable and water it was found that Daniel and his friends looked healthier than the other young men who ate the King’s food.

There is a good lesson here…what am I eating, whose table am I eating at, whether feasting or just snacking at (one bite won’t hurt) that is not healthy for me..it’s not doing me any good. It’s a slippery slope. I’m not as healthy whether spiritually, mentally or physically anymore.

I have realised that sometimes I’m eating at the wrong table and partaking of the wrong food..it’s time to change some of my eating habits.

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3 responses to “Whose table am I eating at..”

  1. davidsdailydose avatar
    davidsdailydose

    Agreed, Nicola. I’ve been eating at the wrong table some too. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. seeingliketheeagle avatar
      seeingliketheeagle

      It’s good David when the Holy Spirit speaks to us through the bible and opens our understanding. God is good and wants the best for us.

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  2. Tony avatar
    Tony

    The Table of Compromise
    I had a dream last night where I saw a very large table. There were people constantly getting up and sitting down like one would see at a restaurant. However, this table had a name written accross it in big black letters the word, “compromise”,. The people in the dream would bring their Bibles, open them and lay them down on the table, and an evil wind would blow over them and ruffle them. Then I saw pages of Bibles being ripped out without hands. As a page was ripped out it would vanish into thin air. It seemed that the pages being ripped out were tailored to the individual who placed their Bible on the table.

    My thoughts:

    Just because one wishes to ignore commandments of the Lord to tickle their itching eats doesn’t make them go away thus making the individual unaccountable for his/her actions. Those who sat at the table saw the word, ” compromise “, written on it in big bold black lettering and still chose to sit at the table. Those who take a seat at this table will be without excuse on judgement

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