Re:Verse passage – Romans 14:17-19 (day six)
The kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink… Romans 14:17
“I’m more concerned with what comes out of your mouth than what you put in your mouth.”-Jesus, Matthew 15:10-11 (my own paraphrase)
We can make such ado out of the most insignificant things (what we wear, eat, drink…); building our own little kingdoms around matters that have very little to do with God’s. As lord’s of our own kingdoms, we tend to pass judgment rather than build alliances. We dig moats and draw bridges, rather than avenues for peace.
One is the work of the flesh…the other of the Spirit.
Pursue the latter, abandon the former.
In other words, “Don’t major in the minor”.