Soul Fitness

Health and fitness is a big deal not to mention a multi-billion dollar industry. The Bible is not silent on the subject: "Fear the LORD and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones." (Proverbs 3:7-8). While physical healing may give relief, spiritual healing brings refreshment - refreshment all the way to the bones! This reference to "bones" speaks to the marrow - the inner part of the bone where [in mammals] new blood cells are produced. And what is it that refreshes to this spiritual depth? It is a reverence for The Creator and a deliberate turn away from sin. God promises physical well-being to those who choose Him to the degree they choose righteous living. Sin-sickness always leads man's soul down a destructive path but "prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him." (James 5:15). The cure for sin-sickness isn't ever found in a bottle but rather on our knees. Yes, indeed, health and fitness is a big deal. Feel better ... do what's good for your soul!