Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Healthy Living”
Our Bible verse for today: “Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith.” Hebrews 12:1-2 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “Keep your eyes on Jesus and just keep moving forward.”
In the book, “The Daniel Plan”, Rick Warren shares this startling statistic:
“We spend almost three trillion a year in our healthcare system and almost 80 percent of that is for chronic lifestyle preventable and reversible disease.”
Preventable and reversible lifestyle-related health issues are the number one health problem faced by Americans today. Unfortunately for many of us, gaining victory over those lifestyle issues seems like an insurmountable task. In our culture we are conditioned to over-consume. Manufacturers and advertisers utilize advanced and subliminal psychological tricks to condition and manipulate consumers. The bad habits we develop become long-term and deeply engrained –and therefore difficult to break free from.
But the good news is that there is hope and there can be victory over these difficult challenges. Hope’s name is Jesus Christ and He makes it possible for us to overcome every challenge. If we honestly and accurately identify the areas of weakness which we are wrestling with, and then prayerfully ask Jesus to help us, He will. He will lead us to develop a plan for dealing with it; He will surround us with other Christians who will encourage and support us; and His Holy Spirit will guide and direct us.
I invite you to join us at Oak Hill Baptist this Sunday morning and evening as we continue our study of healthy living. The sermon on Sunday morning at 10:00 will be “Biblical Principles for Lasting Change”, and on Sunday evening at 6:00 our Daniel Plan support group will meet. We would love to have you join us.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 