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Health in Obeying God’s Law, August 11
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto
all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which
is to come.
1 Timothy 4:8
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There is health in obedience to God’s law.
The wise man says that wisdom’s “ways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.”
Proverbs 3:17
. Many cherish the impression
that devotion to God is detrimental to health and to cheerful happiness
in the social relations of life. But those who walk in the path of wisdom
and holiness find that “godliness is profitable unto all things, having
promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” They
are alive to the enjoyment of life’s real pleasures, while they are not
troubled with vain regrets over misspent hours, nor with gloom or horror
of mind, as the worldling too often is when not diverted by some exciting
amusement.... Godliness does not conflict with the laws of health, but
is in harmony with them. Had men ever been obedient to the law of
Ten Commandments, ... the curse of disease that now floods the world
would not be.
The assurance of God’s approval will promote physical health. It
fortifies the soul against doubt, perplexity, and excessive grief, that so
often sap the vital forces and induce nervous diseases.
The consciousness of rightdoing is the best medicine for diseased
bodies and minds. The special blessing of God resting upon the receiver
is health and strength.
A person whose mind is quiet and satisfied in God is in the pathway
to health. To have a consciousness that the eyes of the Lord are upon
us, and His ears open to hear our prayers, is a satisfaction indeed. To
know that we have a never-failing Friend in whom we can confide all
the secrets of the soul, is a privilege which words can never express.
Courage, hope, faith, sympathy, love, promote health and prolong
life. A contented mind, a cheerful spirit, is health to the body and
strength to the soul.
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