Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf. Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar? Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons. Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy? Are we stronger than he? I Corinthians 10:14-22
There is a saying - Why go out for a hamburger when you have steak at home? We Christians are too content gorging ourselves on scraps from the devil's table when Jesus offers us the choicest cuts of good, solid food. The devil's fare is raw and rancid. It upsets our stomach, so to speak, by sowing corruption into our beings. But we all know the appeal of junk food over health food.
Brothers and sisters, let us commit ourselves to that which is healthy and wholesome. Join me in a renewed resolve to enjoy all the wondrous things of God. Let us determine in our hearts not to gaze longingly at the devil's table. Let us slap one another's hands when we reach for that which belongs to demons. For together as one body we can stand firm with undivided hearts.
