Question

Nutritional deficiency in a developing county: What guidance does your faith or spirituality give you about caring for this population? (Bible verses?)

Answer 1

"So what ever you eat or drink, or what ever you do, do all to the glory of the God."

- 1 Corinthians 10: 31

Nutritional deficiency in a developing country is really a devastating situation in itself. Every developing nation's backbone is its healthy citizens who with their enthusiasm, skills, knowledge and efforts lead a nation towards the path of progress. The healthindividuals of the citizens of nation is very important. Unhealthy shall contribute to its downfall.

In Bible we can find may verse and phrases that gives importance to the healthy body and mind. In John 6:35, Jesus said to them, " I am the bread of life;whoever comes to me shall never hunger and whoever believes in me shall never thirst".

The Christian belief focus on satisfaction of spiritual hunger rather than physical hunger. Although in the old testment in Genesis 1: 29, And God said," Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that on the face of all the earth,and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food." God has authorized men and animals to satisfy their hunger with the food on the earth. Its seen in Exodus, how God feeds his people with manna and protects them from starvation.

In many areas of Bible, it has been evidenced that food is the basic need of the man and one should strive hard to earn his bread. Not only this, he should also strive to earn spiritual bread. So, the country where the individuals have nutritional deficiency, special care in the diets should be given. Adeqaute screening of the nutritional deficiencies, health educations on healthy diets shall help to evolve a healthy citizens.