Okay, I'm going to lose all vegetarians in three, two, one.

I eat meat. I know. Don't judge me. I've tried being a vegan before and it lasted for seven months

and then I gave up because there are times when the smell of meat intoxicates and the aroma

of seasoned protein makes me salivate. I know this because my gym is located next to a southern

barbecue restaurant. This restaurant has smokers and broilers and grills working around the clock

to ensure that you get the best piece of carnivorous flesh possible. There's a large window granting voyeurs full access to

the kitchens and every morning there are four prep chefs seasoning basting and marinating meats.

Yes, at 4.50 a.m., the chefs have begun to cook meat for the 7 p.m. dinner rush.

The patience poured into each piece of meat is interesting. It's an art, if you will. Yes, meat by itself is tasty. Heck, meat even

raw is great. Think of carpaccio with buffalo mozzarella or a sashimi sushi. But I believe that you

could take something good and make it better, like marinating.

In fact, Hebrews 5, verses 11 through 14 say this.

We have so much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.

In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truth of God's word

all over again. You need milk, not solid food. Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant,

is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness, but solid food is for the mature,

who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

So Hebrews 511 through 14 compares our spiritual maturity to that of an infant processing food.

As a mature believer, consuming meat, aka solid food, that's a sign of spiritual ability to break down God's word.

To build upon Paul's analogy, I want to take the idea of meat, God's word, and marinate it.

I'd like to say that we should marinate in it. Hello.

Marinating is a process that tenderizes meat and adds complementing flavor.

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