Promise 51 from Deuteronomy: 14:23

Deut. 14:23 - "'You shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the first born of your heard and your flock, so that you may learn to fear the Lord God always.'"

Growing up, as my brothers and I sat around the supper table, our prayer before the meal was always, "God is good, God is great, let us thank you for our food, AMEN!" It is common to give thanks for our food before we eat it, but I've not thought much about the location of where I eat food. There have been many times I've eaten in the car, out on the patio, in front of the computer or TV, or in various restaurants. This verse sheds light on the significance of place where food is eaten, not only are we to eat in His presence, but in the place He chooses to establish His name. The promise I saw in this verse is that He chooses the place to establish His name, it is all about Him. We can't go into a place on our own and then pray Him in there, but it is He who does His work in preparing a place for us. Then, regarding food, I'm challenged then to accept those invites by friends who don't know Him, to enter there homes for a meal and pray that while there He will be established in their home. I figure if they have already extended the invite to their home, then God is already at work to establish His name there., and He desires this so that those who reside in that place or who are at the place I eat, will learn to fear/revere Him.