Which Is Better?

We hear a lot these days about healthy eating, and everywhere we turn, there's someone or some company offering the "best" solution for our health or our weight or for the environment.....

Everybody seems to think their plan is best. The market is saturated with healthy shakes and smoothie mixes and low-fat this and gluten-free that.

But what about this? What if, instead of eating an imitation-carrot-flavored-veggie-stick, we just ate carrots? What if, instead of all these food-flavored products, we just ate real food?

Take that thought a step further. What if, instead of reading books about the Bible, or watching movies and TV shows about the Bible, we actually read the Bible? What if, instead of looking for easy-to-swallow substitutions, we just read the actual Book?

It's true for food. It's true of the Bible. It's also true of the way we think about the Savior. What if, instead of religion and religious activity, we just focused on Jesus Himself. What if, instead of religion, we had relationship.

Which is better? A carrot-flavored product or an actual carrot? (Or substitute some other fruit or vegetable if you don't like carrots!)

Which is better? A substitute, or the real thing?

Something to think about.

Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me."  (John 14:6)