If “you are what you eat,” then I ate at a dangerous establishment in Nashville this week. Nero’s Grill serves Southern comfort food with a twist of sophistication—or perhaps eccentricity.
I heard my friend order “Meatloaf,” but I had no idea what the waitress would bring to the table. The photograph tells the whole truth and nothing but the truth: between two buns, you see meatloaf, mashed potatoes and a pair of golden onion rings.
My “Steak and Biscuits” were delicious if not what I expected. I pictured a juicy steak with biscuits on the side. Nope—steak sandwiches on homemade biscuits. The meat was medium rare and tender. The hand-sliced potato chips were superb. But don’t tell my nutritionist. NOT the healthiest meal I have ever consumed.
This meal didn’t kill me, but if I ate it three times a day—that would do me significant harm. We need daily bread; that’s why we request it in the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus himself taught us to pray this prayer, but he put another kind of food first:
• “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Deuteronomy 8:3 or Matthew 4:4).
• “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103)
• “Like newborn babes, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation” (1 Peter 2:2).
You are what you eat! Seriously, with what words have you fed your soul this week?
Yes! Thanks for the reminder to feed my soul with REAL nutrition. I’ve had supper, now for the important soul food….
I get weak if I’m short on either kind of food.