Fear No Fear

(All scripture from the World English Bible, ebible.org, all rights reserved)

“God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth. The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand. Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.”
(Genesis 9:1-3)

God blessed Noah and repeated the authority and commission that He had given humanity in the Garden (Genesis 1:28). But He also warned them that wild animals, no matter their kind, WOULD fear humanity and would not be easy to deal with. Creation was fallen. It was NOT the same deal as before. this is also an implicit warning that human COULD be attacked by animals – fear creates panic behaviour (fight or flight) and not reasoned or godly behaviour.

The optimal diet as given by God to humanity was plant-based (Genesis 1:29-30). Here, after the Flood, God allowed them the eating of meat. Which means regardless of what is ideal for your body or your exercise regime or whatever, God is NOT UPSET that you eat meat. Humanity’s problem with food is two-fold. First, obedience to what God allows and doesn’t allow (hereafter meat is allowed). Second, and MUCH more problematic, is indulgence. Humans indulge. WAY too much. That’s how we get obese. We eat more than we need more often than we need it. Doesn’t matter what it tastes like. So trying to make God-rules about our diets, we should simply ASK God what He wants for US. Individually. Just like He told Adam and Noah, He WILL tell you. Let NO ONE tell you it is more spiritual to not eat meat. God gave His permission.