Believe it or not, the story of the world—creation, fall, redemption and restoration—can be traced through meals. In the Bible we see the forbidden meal (Genesis 3), the passover (Exodus 12), the last supper (Luke 22), the Lord’s supper (1 Corinthians 11), and the marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19). Truly, the Biblical view of food and drink could not be higher! But what about the Biblical ethic of food and drink? When it comes to what we should or shouldn’t eat and drink, we need to ask will this glorify God?

What is the glory of God? It is at least the combined magnitude of all God’s attributes and qualities put together.¹ And eating and drinking to the glory of God means eating and drinking in such a way to show that the ultimate treasure is not food or drink, but Jesus.

Ultimately, food and drink exist as a shadow of the true food and true drink that is Jesus Himself—who He is and what He’s done in His life, death, and resurrection as your Savior (Colossians 2:16-17). That is why, speaking of His cross, Jesus says, “Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him” (John 6:54-56). The only way we are going to physically eat and drink to the glory of God is if we are first spiritually eating and drinking the true substance—Jesus.