27 Jan, 2012
Watching What You Eat!
Paula Deen Caught Eating a Cheeseburger
Last week, TV chef Paula Deen announced that she's been suffering from type 2 diabetes for the past three years. She acknowledged that a person has "to make changes in your life" but apparently, Deen hasn't apparently changed all that much. TMZ posted a photo of Deen woolfing down a cheeseburger on Monday while on a 7-day Caribbean cruise. The 65-year-old chef was hosting her annual Party at Sea vacation for 400 fans. TMZ says Deen also had fries on her plate.
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Romans 14:13-19 (ESV)
Do Not Cause Another to Stumble
13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. 14 I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. 15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. 16 So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Whoever thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. 19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.
What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about eating cheeseburgers in public?
There is really nothing wrong with Paula Deen eating a cheeseburger, right? It's her choice. The point of Today's Story is that she said she was going to make some changes in her life and someone caught her and assumed those changes aren't happening. How does this tie in to today's God's Story scripture? Here's what Tyndale's Life Application Study Bible has to say about today's God's Story scripture:
At the Jerusalem council (Acts 15), the Jewish church in Jerusalem asked the Gentile church in Antioch not to eat meat that had been sacrificed to idols. Paul was at the Jerusalem council and he accepted this request, no because he felt that eating such meat was wrong in itself, but because this practice would deeply offend many Jewish beleivers. Paul did not think the issue was worth dividing the church over; his desire was to promote unity.
While this issue was straight out of the early Chruch, it is not uncommon for arguments to spring up in the Body of Christ still today. Paul's advice is still very relevant today - If what you are doing is going to cause someone else to stumble in their walk with Jesus - Don't Do It! Unity and the growth of new believers must come before our own choices.
How can I connect today's God's Story Scripture to My Life?
- Have you run into issues in your walk with Jesus that have seemed divisive with others?
- Have you ever been selfish when those issues have come up because you knew there was nothing really wrong?
- Ask God to give you a heart for and an understanding of unity in His Kingdom.
How can I connect Today's Story, God's Story, and My Story with Others?
- Do you have some friends from various churches in your community? Organize a get together this weekend to take a step toward uniting God's Kingdom in your hometown.
- Is there someone you may have caused to stumble at some point? Get in touch with them and talk about today's God's Story scripture. Talk about ways you might encourage one another in your faith.
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