KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:5 KJV “For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.”

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The Holy Spirit, at this point speaking through Paul, says that when the food is received by faith, that is, by the word of God and prayer, it is sanctified. This verse could be said this way: The food is sanctified by the word of God through prayer. This means that through the prayer, you declare what God has said. The food we take is only one of the things that we have to apply this principle to make it fit for our consumption. Food is one of the main means by which people are attacked by various kinds of diseases. We have men and women being afflicted with diabetes, hypertension, cancers and many more through the food we take. This has led food scientists and nutritionists to instruct us on the best foods to take in order to stay healthy. These things are good and very wise to apply, yet God’s word gives higher and the best counsel for faith and practice . In Exodus 23:25,  KJV” And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.” The Lord says over here that as we devote our lives to Him , fellowship and serve him, he would bless our bread and water, and He would also take sicknesses away from us. We see here that the blessing of our food takes away sicknesses from us. Do not underrate the blessing of the food we take.

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From our key scripture, our  food is sanctified, set apart or made whole through prayer as we declare the word. God’s word is His cleansing agent to make all things clean. He said in John 15:3  KJV,” Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” The Lord says that  we are purged or made whole as we  hear the word. The Lord also said in John 17:17 as follows, ” Father sanctify them through thy word.” God’s word has a very powerful cleansing ability. For the word to do so, you must say what the word says and also believe it, for all things are possible to them that believe . In dealing with our food, the scripture says you received it with thanksgiving. The first aspect is to thank God for the food  you have received. The next is to pronounce a blessing over the food and declare it sanctified

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The following could be your prayer during meal times. Thank you, Lord, for this meal. Lord, I bless this meal and pronounce that it is sanctified perfectly for my consumption and well-being in the mighty name of my Lord Jesus. After this prayer, believe that the food is perfect to keep you well and strong. The only caution is not to overindulge yourself. Overindulgence  is gluttony, and that is sin. You know sin is a transgression of the word of God, and that would surely give Satan an advantage over you. If you would not overindulge yourself, but obey the word through thanking God ,blessing the food  and pronouncing the meal is sanctified, no devil can afflict you any longer with his diseases.

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THOUGHT:GOD’S WORD CLEANSES EVERYTHING THAT IS DEFILED

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FURTHER STUDIES

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Mat 14:19 KJV” And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.”

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1Ti 4:4 KJV “For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving.”