| Good morning, everyone, Our theme for this month: “Live long, live well” Our Bible verse for today: “Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not left him.” Deuteronomy 34:7 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Did they find the fountain of youth? The Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon is said to have been in search of the fabled “Fountain of Youth”. The Fountain of Youth was supposed to be a spring of water with magical qualities which produced long life in whoever drank from it. Sadly, Ponce never found the fountain (because it didn’t exist), and he died at the young age of only 47. People have been searching for the equivalent to the Fountain of Youth long before, and ever since, the days of Ponce de Leon. Humans have always had a strong desire to live long and to live well, and they have always been in search of ways to do that. The bad news is that none of us has total control over how long we will live. The good news is that there are many things we can do to help increase the probability of a long life that is lived well. We have covered many of them already in the first month of our study on this subject. We have learned that exercise is medicine. Scientific and medical studies prove conclusively that a daily habit of moderate exercise dramatically improves your overall health, and it serves to extend both the quantity and quality of your years of life. Diet is critical too. Good nutrition is a vital element to good health and longevity; as is sufficient sleep. Also, a purpose you are passionate about. You need to know that your life makes a meaningful difference. . If you have studied the life of Moses then you already know that all those elements were present in his life and as Deuteronomy 34:7 tells us, he lived to be one hundred and twenty and he was still healthy and vital when he finally did die. The same was true of his contemporary Caleb who, when we last see him on the pages of the Bible, was eighty-five and still going strong (Joshua 14:10-11). In his fascinating book “Blue Zones”, longevity researcher Dan Buettner discovered that those who tend to live the longest and the best all seem to share certain attributes and characteristics that have contributed to their long healthy life. Some of those characteristics are the ones mentioned above. In the days to come we will consider some of the others. The fabled Fountain of Youth has never been discovered. But as Dan and others have found through extensive medical and scientific research, it is possible to add ten or more good quality years to the average life by making some simple adjustments to lifestyle. There is a Fountain of Youth (sort of), and in this study we are discovering what it is. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you are 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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