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“Put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite” (Proverbs 23:2).
When we are young we usually have good appetites, and it is nice to enjoy our food. This is not wrong, for the Lord has given it to us. But sometimes we are tempted to eat too much, and especially when we are served sweet things. This not only makes us gain weight, but is not good spiritually either. In the New Testament we are told not to be “brought under the power of any” (1 Cor. 6:12), which means not to be addicted to anything. We can have an addiction to food if we are not on guard.
Most of you know what diabetes is, but did you know that this year (2021) when I am writing this, is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin? It was discovered by Dr. Frederick Banting and a young medical student named Charles Best in 1921, at the University of Toronto. A modern researcher commented recently that type 2 diabetes could almost be eliminated if people were not overweight. It seems that more and more young people are tending to overeat. As Christians this is not a good testimony; rather we should use moderation in our eating.
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