“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile
himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank:
therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile
himself.” Daniel 1:8
I was listening to a podcast about religion in the world and
the topic was “Veganism”. I found the discussion very interesting. Two of the
panellists were vegans and the other was a meat eater who chooses only to eat
healthily farmed animals. Their discussion covered the gamut of reasons why
veganism is best (FYI: The vegan diet, when followed strictly excludes some
things that are good i.e honey and includes some things that are detrimental
i.e. alcohol.). I want to address two reasons they mentioned that are biblical,
the original diet and the mental wellbeing.
One of the panellists mentioned that the plant-based diet
was the original diet according to the Bible and that the instructions in
Genesis 9 were an accommodation made for an extreme situation. As Bible
believers we know this. In Genesis 1 Adam and his wife were instructed to eat
of the fruit and the nuts growing in the garden then after sin they were
instructed to add the herb of the field to their diet as well (Genesis 1:29;
3:18). This post sin diet had people living for the better part of a millennia.
The second reason for this diet is mental wellbeing. The
panellists all concurred on the effect a plant-based diet has on the clarity of
their minds. They were more focused and could process their interactions with others
better. This is a demonstrable fact. Meat eating, like alcohol consumption,
clouds the brain (1 Peter 5:8). The way animal products are produced now is
nothing like what was being done in Noah’s days or even in Jesus’ days. The inhumane
way animals are treated, compounded by the hormones and antibiotics that are
pumped into the animals, become incorporated into our bodies resulting in
adverse states of health.
As children of God striving to be restored to our Eden home,
where we may again have access to the tree of life it behoves us to return to
the post sin diet given by God an proved by Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and
Azariah (Daniel 1). When that diet is restored, we will be able to more clearly
discern our Lord giving us guidance. As a physically pure temple the Holy Ghost
will be able to communicate with us and cleanse us from the mental corruptions
that exist.
Thanks be to God!
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