What To Do After Eating?

I. EXORDIUM:

Do you praise GOD after every meal? Better do it.

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show that in after every meal, we need to: (1) praise the LORD JESUS, (2) thank the LORD JESUS for the good land we're standing on.

IV. TEXT:

Deuteronomy 8:10 (Amplified Bible)

8:10 When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for all the good land which He has given you.

Parallel verse:

Psalms 22:26 (Amplified Bible)

22:26 The poor and afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; they shall praise the Lord—they who [diligently] seek for, inquire of and for Him, and require Him [as their greatest need]. May your hearts be quickened now and forever!

Psalms 22:29 (Amplified Bible)

22:29 All the mighty ones upon earth shall eat [in thanksgiving] and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before Him, even he who cannot keep himself alive.

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship and thank You very much, we glorify and give You honor LORD JESUS for all satisfaction and fulness came from You and You gave us this good land.

VI. TITLE:

What to do after eating?

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Name derived from: 2 Greek words: "deuteros" meaning second and "nomos" meaning law.

B. Author: Moses (commonly accepted)

C. Date written: 1407 - 1406 B.C.

D. Purpose: The former generation of Israel had died in the wilderness; hence it was important that the law should be repeated and expounded to the new generation before they entered the Promised Land.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

E. To whom written: The children of Israel, the generation which would enter and conquer the Promised Land.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

F. Main Theme: A rehearsal of the laws proclaimed at Sinai, with a call to obedience, interspersed with a review of the experiences of the old generation.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

G. Key word: Remember

H. Key verses:

Deuteronomy 6:1-4 (Amplified Bible)

6:1 NOW THIS is the instruction, the laws, and the precepts which the Lord your God commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land to which you go to possess it,

6:2 That you may [reverently] fear the Lord your God, you and your son and your son’s son, and keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

6:3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and be watchful to do them, that it may be well with you and that you may increase exceedingly, as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

6:4 Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord [the only Lord].

VIII. MAIN BODY:

Our entire duty, and work here on earth is to worship our Maker but unbelievers have missed it, they used their life here on earth to be rich, famous and acquire lots of properties thinking that this is the end, while we think this is only the beginning, we would rather be rich in spiritual blessing rather than the things of this world, for this is only pre-beginning of our lives here on earth, not the real one, for our life is in GOD with Him.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 (Amplified Bible)

12:13 All has been heard; the end of the matter is: Fear God [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is] and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man [the full, original purpose of his creation, the object of God’s providence, the root of character, the foundation of all happiness, the adjustment to all inharmonious circumstances and conditions under the sun] and the whole [duty] for every man.

Psalms 78:25 (Amplified Bible)

78:25 Everyone ate the bread of the mighty [man ate angels’ food]; God sent them meat in abundance.

Psalms 78:29 (Amplified Bible)

78:29 So they ate and were well filled; He gave them what they craved and lusted after.

Psalms 128:2 (Amplified Bible)

128:2 For you shall eat [the fruit] of the labor of your hands; happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) shall you be, and it shall be well with you.

Even our eating and drinking are temporarily given to us in this world to give glory to JESUS, but it's not the end of it all, someday we will no longer eat and will have to give glory to JESUS face to face.

1 Corinthians 10:31 (Amplified Bible)

10:31 So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God.

A. Bless/Praise the LORD JESUS

"When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless"

Before the word "bless" there's the Aleph-Tav signature of the ALPHA&OMEGA that is the LORD JESUS CHRIST.