“God is above all”

One God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in you all. Ephesians 4:6

Verse Reflections:  Imagine God hovering above us every day.  God is above all.  He sees all.  He is above our imperfections. He goes before us with His prevenient grace.   We can get our lives in order with His help because His power rises above our lack of power. He sees the difficult choices we have to make daily and He knows how difficult those choices are.  It was not an accident that one of Jesus’ temptations in the desert was to turn the rock into bread. It was not an accident that Daniel had to choose between God food and the rich delicacies of the kingdom.   This has been an ongoing temptation for all mankind and we have examples in the old and new testaments.   And this verse goes on to say that God is through all and IN us all.  This reflects my vision of the Holy Spirit.  He is through us like air.  He lives in every fiber of our being, in our tummies.  We have to close our eyes and know the spirit of God is inside our bodies.  What does He want to eat?  He created some beautiful foods for us to cook, savor and enjoy.  We must honor Him by selecting the foods He made.  He is the beacon of guilt, of our knowing right from wrong, the source of our joy when we succeed.  If we imagine God down inside our bodies maybe it will make it easier to choose savory vegetables, meats and fruits.  Let’s try talking to Him while we are in the grocery store to see what HE wants for supper instead of asking our spouses or kids.  Stay on the outside fresh food aisle at the store, don’t go down those aisles unless you have to.  Imagine Him above the grocery store watching You and inside your body waiting on the next meal.

Prayer:  Father, I am weak, I need You to be above all.  I need to know You are above my issues with food.  I need to know You are above this earth.   I need to imagine You watching me.  Maybe, just maybe I will be a better child because I know You are watching.  Help me to know You are also through every fiber of my body inside of me.  Help me today to choose Your foods to place inside my body.  I am helpless on my own so to know You are watching and waiting can make the difference.  Give me the visualization of you hovering above me and waiting deep inside my stomach that I need to make this happen.  I know some of the preachers out there will be thinking I am flat out crazy to interpret these verses this way but You and I know You wrote it so that we can all find the interpretations that work for us.  And I need this interpretation so thank You.  I adore You and love You for writing 365 verses for me to read, heal and rock this eating healthy lifestyle.