Today, I am reading and commenting on  Daniel 1-2.

When Daniel and his friends asked to only eat vegetables instead of the royal food they did not do so because they thought that vegetables were healthier.  They made that choice in order to remain faithful to God’s commands and avoid eating food which God had commanded the Israelites not to eat.  Daniel did not know why eating the royal food put before him was unhealthy, but he was sure that following God’s commands was better than the alternative.  In the same way, we may not know why it is better to obey certain of God’s commands, but we should have confidence that God has given them to us for a reason.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.