And God said, “Behold,

And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. Genesis 1:29-30

Verse Reflections:  And here it is.  The first verse that lets us know that God gave us everything we need for food when He first created the earth.  He reinforces the fact that plants are our primary foods.  “I have given you every plant… you will have them for food”.  What would happen if I planned my meals around the vegetables instead of planning the meal around the meat?  I have never planned meals around the vegetables.  My mind plans the pork chops, chicken, fish or steak first, then adds the “plants” that taste good with the “main” course.  Okay, today I am going to look for the vegetables first.  Hmmm… it is an interesting thought.  I honestly begin to imagine the herbs I am going to prepare them with at a depth I do not normally conjure.   This could work.

Prayer:  Father, I am imagining some wonderful vegetables for dinner.  Thank You for this reminder that Your plants can be the main course.  I was raised on meat and potatoes, bread and desert.  Of course, I had vegetables too but the focus was on the primary meat.  Thank You for creating the amazing vegetables that line our grocery stories.  I love so many vegetables.  I am looking forward to changing my mind to make the vegetables the focal point and accentuating these vegetables with additional foods.  We can do this but I have decades of imagining the meats first.  You are going to have to work on me.  When someone asks me what I want for dinner, the meat always comes first in my choices.   Bless my new psyche change.  Bless my love of vegetables and allow me to have fun imagining great vegetable recipes from scratch.