“Why do we eat ham?” Hearing this question from a Jewish friend took me back a second. I mean, bacon makes almost everything better (except cupcakes – don’t put bacon in cupcakes!) But the Old Testament command not to eat pork is well documented (Lev 11:7, Deut 14:8-10). Why did Christians turn? What made us hungry for the sweet meat? Well, the origins are supernatural – that takes us to Acts chapter 10 and the Apostle Peter in a trance (no, this isn’t eastern mysticism, this is a way Holy Spirit can speak) . . .

Peter’s trance contained a sheet let down from heaven with pigs and other unclean animals on it. God told Peter to eat, Peter argued with God, then God said, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” (Acts 10:15) This scene repeated THREE TIMES for Peter (because God knows we’re stubborn). The greater meaning was the Peter was supposed to accept non-Jews into the faith. But it was also interpreted in Acts 15 to mean that Christians could eat any food.

So what does this mean for us beyond a savory BLT sometimes? To me it means, whatever I’ve experienced in the supernatural . . . THERE’S MORE! God has more creative ways to speak than I could imagine. God likes to show off supernaturally more often than even my capacity to receive it from Him. AND some of the ways God speaks are really weird, and even repetitive. So enjoy your pulled pork tacos, and remember that God wants to do supernaturally beyond what you can ask or imagine.