Being Led Astray and Loving It
by Mary T. Hoffman – 31 January 2007
It seems as though everywhere one turns
there is talk about “healthy,” “natural,” or “organic” this or that; but
when we go grocery shopping it is obvious that the truly healthful foods
are lost in a sea of packaged products that are anything but
health-promoting.
For all the talk about the negative
consequences of consuming “trans fats,” “high fructose corn syrup,” and
“empty calories,” a walk through the aisles of a supermarket proves that
it is mostly just that – talk. Add to that “the graveyard” aka “the meat
department” shamelessly selling “live lobsters” and parts of corpses,
and one has a market made to order for those who choose to ignore the
truth about their own health as well as the horrible suffering that they
perpetuate by purchasing animal products.
God created a variety of plant foods for
humans to enjoy (Genesis 1:29):
29 Then God said, "Behold, I have given
you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth,
and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for
you;”
~New American Standard Bible
Yet the “average person” resists God’s
loving advice and, instead, listens to and follows those who desire only
to profit from such self-imposed ignorance. They follow the purveyors of
human-made products which contain manipulated and health-corrupting
ingredients. This is exactly what we witnessed in the supermarket
yesterday when the man ahead of us in the check-out line spent 64
dollars for only processed “foods” without buying a single God-created
plant food.
This resistance to the truth so obvious
in the “average person” today reminds me of a Bible passage in which the
prophet Jeremiah describes the hold that the “authorities” had on the
people of his day who, likewise, chose to ignore the truth and to follow
their exploiters (Jeremiah 5:30-31):
30 "An appalling and horrible thing
Has happened in the land:
31 The prophets prophesy falsely,
And the priests rule on their own authority;
And My [God’s] people love it so!
But what will you do at the end of it?
~New American Standard Bible
See also:
http://www.all-creatures.org/health.html
http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/index.html
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