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PROSPERING PHYSICALLY
April 10, 2011
I INTRODUCTION
For a few minutes today I would like us to address the subject
of Prospering Physically. I would like uto deal with this subject
for several reasons:
(a) It is God's will that we prosper physically(b) It is a God
given duty and responsibility to practice a healthy life style
(c) Most if not all of us are guilty of not paying sufficient
attention to this area of our lives
II GOD'S DESIRE FOR US TO PROSPER PHYSICALLY
i. A matter priority
"Beloved,I wish above all thingsthat thou mayest prosper and be
in health, even as
thy soul prospereth". 3 John 2
ii. Man's original diet
"And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that
is pleasant to the
sight, andgood for food; the tree of life also in the midst of
the garden, and the tree of
knowledge of good and evil". Gen 2:9
"Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as
the green herb have I
given you all things. 4 But flesh with the life thereof, which
is the blood thereof, shall
ye not eat". Gen 9:3-4
iii. Sickness, disease and death resulted because of sin
" And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of
the garden thou
mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil, thou shalt not
eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt
surely die" . Gen 2:16-17
iv. Man's lifespan was reduced because of sin
"And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man,
for that he also is
flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years". Gen
6:3
v. God's is a healer of His people
" And said, 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: forI am the LORD that healeth thee". Ex 15:26
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" Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3
Who forgiveth all thine
iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases" Ps 103:2-3
" But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for
our iniquities: thechastisement of our peace was upon him; and with
his stripes we are healed". Isa 53:5
III OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PRACTICE HEALTHY LIFE STYLE
i. Our bodies are God's Temple
" Know ye not thatye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit
of God dwelleth in
you? 17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God
destroy; for the temple of
God is holy, which temple ye are". 1 Cor 3:16-17
ii. We need to adopt healthy life styles
"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou
hast rejected
knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest
to me: seeing thou hast
forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Hos 4:6
"Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to
him it is sin".
James 4:17
iii. Requirements for a healthy life style
Nutrition, Exercise, Water; Sunshine, Temperance, Air, Rest and
Trust in God
IV IT'S TIME FOR ALIFE STYLE CHANGE
Are you guilty of:
a. Eating foods the wrong foods, b. Eating at the wrong time, c.
Over eating, d.Not
drinking enough water, e.Not exercising regularly, f.Not getting
adequate rest?
If the answer to any of the above is yes, then you need to
repent.
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