A
lot of people think that the way to get health is to watch what they eat. For
example, many people say that the Mediterranean diet is a very healthy one. I
agree, generally. But do you know that the people whom Jesus healed were also
on a Mediterranean diet? They did not eat pork and prawns, for example, because
they were Jews and these things are not kosher for them.
I
know that you want to walk in divine health. But God does not want your focus
to be on food—what to eat, what not to eat—or even exercise—how to exercise,
when to exercise. All these are natural means which the people of the world
trust in. It is better to trust in the Lord and His finished work, than to put
your confidence in the latest man-made diet plans and exercise regimes.
At
the cross, Jesus took your sicknesses and carried your pains, and by His
stripes you were healed (see Isaiah 53:4–5). The Bible even tells us how to
escape sickness and premature death—by discerning the Lord’s body when we
partake of the Lord’s Supper (see 1 Corinthians 11:29–30). But instead of
focusing on these truths, many of us prefer to focus on dieting and exercising.
Now,
I am not against eating well or exercising. I myself exercise and I do watch
what I eat. For example, I don’t like to eat oily stuff because it makes me
feel uncomfortable. And when I have to preach, I do my best not to eat foods
that make me burp!
But
I eat generally healthy stuff not because I trust dieting to make me healthy. I
exercise not because I trust exercising to make me healthy. No, I trust the
finished work of Christ to make me healthy. I eat well because I like to feel
good and I exercise because I enjoy the rush, the sweat!
God wants you to be free when it comes to eating and exercising. Don’t make laws for eating and exercising, and then trust these laws to give you “divine” health. Trust in the finished work of Christ. Discern His body when you partake of the Holy Communion. And just enjoy your food and workout! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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