Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Eat the fat.
Drink the sweet.
The joy of the LORD is our strength.
Low calorie, fat-free faith has no meat on its bones.
Teetotalers do not have any fun.
Psalm 24:1
The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Fat and sweet were made by God. They nourish. They sustain life and livelihood. They keep things alive and make alive things more lively.
1 Timothy 4:1-6
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 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. If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
Nehemiah 8:12
And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
Great mirth is what God desires for His people.
Eat the fat.
Drink the sweet.
Make the merry.
Make much of His glory for when you understand God's goodness, life is good.
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