Pst. E.A. Adeboye10 December
FASTING IS HEALTHY
Memorise: He brought them forth also with silver and sold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. Psalms 105:37
Read: Isaiah 58:6-8
God wants us to live in good health (3 John 2). In fact, He has already provided for our health. In Exodus 15:26, He says:
...if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
From the above covenant statement and-promise of God, you can see some things straight away: First, it is possible to live healthy all your life. Also, there are conditions attached to healthy living, one of which is that you must hear and totally obey God's commands. Here, there is no room for half obedience. It is either you obey all or nothing. Many times, when people flout God's Word, they fail to realise that the Word they have disobeyed will erode their health, making it impossible for them to five in total health. If you want to maintain good health, keep God's command hundred percent. In addition, God says He will not bring certain sicknesses upon His obedient children. You will not have AIDS, cancer, hypertension, madness or any deadly disease in Jesus name.
Moreover, in today's reading, God says if you fast correctly, your health will spring forth speedily. Those who fast stay healthier than those who don't. Some scientists carried out an experiment with rats. They separated them into two groups. One group was fed daily so they became fat and plump. The other group had their feeding spaced out so they skipped some meals. After a while, they injected poison into the two sets of rats. Within hours, all the fat ones died but after three days, the only thing noticeable in the other group was that a little par! of their tails had changed colour. So begin to fast from today. Whenever you are going beyond three days, take water occasionally, except if you are doing a dry fast. Fasting will help you to shed some weight if you are fat. Junk food and over eating are fast weakening God's people. Start your fast because you will need it to become great. Psalms 105:37 says none of the Israelites was feeble. To be great, study great men.
ACTION POINT
Set aside at least one day in the week for fasting and sustain it accordingly.
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