| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Take care of yourself” Our Bible verse for today: “Dear friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and are in good health, just as your whole life is going well.” 3 John 2 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Please don’t neglect this” We don’t know who the Apostle John wrote the letter of 3 John to. The recipient was a “Dear friend” and John obviously wished the person well. He prayed the person would prosper in all ways – with good health and that their whole life was going well. That’s a nice prayer to pray for a friend and this morning, I pray that for you. Good health is an important element for a life that is going well, and it’s why I have begun our study of taking care of ourselves by addressing physical health first. While it’s true that the real you and the real me is a spirit that will live forever in eternity, it’s also true that the physical body is the vessel God has provided for our spirit to reside in during the years we are on earth. The spirit is certainly the more important part of us, but it is the body that seems the most real to us. Therefore, it is the physical body that we can most easily relate to and which we most readily identify as being who we are. It is also the condition of the physical body that will have the most direct impact on how we feel. Of course, spiritual and emotional health are huge factors too, but physical health plays the biggest role in how we feel. This is yet another reason for us to do all we can, to stay as healthy as we can, for as long as we can. And as we have learned, there are things we can and should be doing to help make sure that is the case. A healthy diet and daily exercise are critical elements for good physical health. We should also be getting an annual physical, complete with full bloodwork. It’s also important to get all the recommended screenings we need such as a mammogram, colonoscopy, annual prostate exam, and to get them on time. In our age of medical science, most things can be treated if they are caught early enough. Sickness and disease are simply a fact of life in this broken world we live in. It’s also true that our physical bodies are only designed to last so long and therefore, as we age, they will break down and eventually stop working altogether. But still, we have a responsibility to do what we can to take proper care of this temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). If we don’t take care of the body, we will experience health problems we would not have otherwise had. We will also be less effective as an instrument of ministry available for use by the Holy Spirit. Please do not neglect this. You are loved and needed. Please take care of yourself. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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Thank you, Pastor. These messages are so important during this time.
Thank you Jo. I appreciate the encouragement