“For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: for it is sanctified by the Word of God and prayer” (1 Tim. 4:4-5).
This Scripture tells us that when our food is sanctified by the Word and prayer we can eat anything without harm if we partake of it with thanksgiving.
After eating some food back in the bush country, I can tell you from personal experience that this verse is true! I didn’t know what we were eating, and I decided it was better not to ask! Janet and I just ate the unfamiliar food in faith and didn’t suffer any kind of ill effects from it.
We haven’t experienced any problems from eating unknown foods in other countries. We’ve always walked in divine health. Why? Because every time we sit down to a meal, we say, “Thank You, Father, that this food is sanctified by Your Word and prayer.” The food can’t harm us then. We also frequently travel on the road. When I think of some of the restaurants we’ve eaten at along the way, I’m glad that particular prayer has worked there too!
The only way you could experience a stomach problem after that kind of prayer is by opening the door to the enemy through fear or worry. The solution to that problem is found further on in 2 Timothy 1:7: “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” That’s a good verse for preventing stomach problems!
If people would continually confess, “Thank God, He has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind,” they’d stop getting sick. Fear is always the key that opens the door to the enemy. And when it comes to the food we eat, we never have to fear, because God has given us a way to eat safely in faith!
When I pray over my food, it’s sanctified by God’s Word and prayer. I’ve been redeemed from the curse of the law. That includes every sickness and disease known to man. The Word creates life within me. I walk in health!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.