The Meal That Heals

THE MEAL THAT FILLS

tooth or injured his eye, you would end up toothless and half blind (Leviticus 24:20). The law was strong on paper, but weak in the hearts of the people. People need something that will satisfy their restless spirits. They will spend sensational amounts of cash on senseless sins, birthing habits that cost more money than they earn and damaging their bodies beyond repair. I believe the sinner’s soul searching is motivated by the pain of emptiness. The human spirit without God is a wandering soul, moving from relationship to relationship, from heartbreak to heartbreak, from pain to pain. There is a spiritual gnawing that comes with not knowing God. To avoid this restlessness of the soul, Satan brings the finest alcohol, the latest drug, or the prettiest people to surround you with pleasure. The seasonal pleasure ends when you are broke, busted, and disgusted. Something must fill this void. Some seek pleasures; others seek things. They purchase a new house, then new furniture, then a new car. Eventually, the roof leaks, the furniture wears out, and the car falls apart. The honeymoon with your things soon fades and you are left with the bills. Something must outlast the fleeting pleasures of possessions. Religion must be the answer! The plate is full of choices. There is the strong meat of Islam, seasoned with its teaching of Jihad. What about the spice of Hinduism that welcomes every god imaginable to their table? The human palate can be teased by the taste of thousands of religious doctrines, each guaranteeing to touch some part of the soul. But some food is good to the taste, yet bad for the stomach. Religion is a search for God, but what we all need is a personal relationship with the Almighty. That relationship is found when we enter the New Covenant, repenting of sin and acknowledging the death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. The legal document listing the spiritual claims of the New Covenant is the New Testament. One result of entering this New Covenant is the wholeness and the fullness of all spiritual blessings that are promised to those who enter into a covenant relationship with Christ. There are many Scriptures that reveal the desire of God to bring

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