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The cost of healthcare has
been rising worldwide.
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People all over the world
are feeling the pinch--
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and you're probably
one of them.
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Staying healthy is getting
more and more expensive
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around the globe.
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According to the World
Economic Forum website...
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"In 2021 alone, global spending on health reached a staggering
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$9.8 trillion dollars, accounting for 10.3%
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of global GDP...."
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That's outrageous--over 10%
of the Gross Domestic Product
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worldwide is spent
on healthcare.
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And it's the most expensive
in the United States.
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Out of all the countries
around the world, Americans
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spend the most on healthcare.
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According to U.S.
government data...
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"U.S. health care spending
grew 7.5 percent in 2023,
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reaching $4.9 trillion or $14,570 per person.
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As a share of the nation's
Gross Domestic Product,
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health spending accounted
for 17.6 percent."
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It's hard to fathom how it has gotten so expensive just to
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take care of our health.
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But what if I told you there are things you can do, at no cost,
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that can have an oversized impact on your health?
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Is it too good to be true?
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OK, let me rephrase that.
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There is a cost.
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There's always a cost.
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But the costs I'm talking
about are not dollars,
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pounds or euros, but small
changes in your life.
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They take a little bit
of time and effort,
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and they come out of the
pages of your Bible.
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But they carry no hit to
your wallet or pocketbook.
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In a few moments, I'll
show you three simple,
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practical principles that can dramatically change your life--
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because they can fundamentally improve your health.
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Before that, be sure to
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Welcome to Tomorrow's World, where we make sense of
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your world through the
pages of the Bible.
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Jesus cared about people's health when He was on
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this earth.
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He healed the sick from all sorts of very serious diseases.
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In fact, it was an important part of His ministry.
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Notice what He said in
John 10:10, explaining
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this principle...
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"I have come that they may
have life, and that they
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may have it more abundantly."
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God is offering to give
us eternal life in His
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Family forever.
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That is and will always be
the more important "life"
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that God is offering
all of humanity.
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But we can also understand
the last half of this statement
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as meaning our Savior desires that we have an abundant and
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blessed life now.
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And that certainly
includes our health.
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Some things, such as genetic
or environmental factors are
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beyond our control.
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The normal wear-and-tear of
our bodies through the aging
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process is a part of life.
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At the same time, much of our health is affected by lifestyle
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choices we make, which can reap good consequences or bad.
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So, what are some biblical principles of better health
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you can put into practice today?
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The first is:
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1. Move More--And Sit Less.
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We were created by
our loving God.
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And God gave us physical
bodies and expects us to
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take care of these bodies.
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Notice what the Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 6:19...
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"Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the
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Holy Spirit who is in you,
whom you have from God,
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and you are not your own?
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For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your
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body and in your spirit,
which are God's."
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How does one glorify
God in his body?
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Well, by simply taking care
of it as best he can.
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And one aspect of that is understanding that God
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made our bodies to move.
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We need exercise.
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Notice what the Apostle
Paul wrote to Timothy,
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in 1 Timothy 4:8...
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"For bodily exercise profits
a little, but godliness is
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profitable for all things, having promise of the life
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that now is and of that
which is to come."
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The emphasis of the Apostle Paul was on the spiritual lasting
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value of godliness.
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It lasts forever.
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But, on the other hand, physical bodily exercise does profit.
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A little bit.
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For a little while.
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This is especially worth noting in our modern world of sedentary
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desk jobs and the explosion
of passive screen time.
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Simply put, most of us
are sitting way too much,
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and moving way too little.
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It's interesting to note
that during His lifetime,
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Jesus Christ walked all over Judea, Samaria, and Galilee,
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making trips back and forth
to and from Jerusalem
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multiple times.
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In the booklet Biblical
Principles of Health,
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evangelist and Tomorrow's World writer Douglas Winnail writes:
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"To journey across the
hill country of Galilee,
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Jesus often walked....
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Just to keep the Holy Days, Jesus may have walked in
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excess of 450 miles each year.
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When you consider that He may have walked a mile or more a day
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during the rest of the year,
it is not hard to see that Jesus
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could easily have walked more than 1,000 miles every year.
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That is a lot of
physical activity."
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Of course, we aren't living
in 1st century Judea.
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But think about it.
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Jesus was active physically.
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Maybe we can follow His example a little bit more in that
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aspect of His life.
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As the Apostle John
wrote in 1 John 2:6...
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"He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk
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just as He walked."
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Certainly, this is mainly referring to His teachings
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and His spiritual life.
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But all of us can afford to
walk more and sit less.
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And maybe in those walks we
can enjoy the chance to commune
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with God, to thank Him for
the sunshine, the trees,
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and the fresh air.
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Maybe "walking with God," can be taken a little more literally.
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And it doesn't cost a thing.
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The website of the government
of the state of Victoria,
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Australia, sums up the importance of this active
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lifestyle this way...
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"Humans are built
to stand upright.
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Your heart and cardiovascular system work more effectively
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that way.
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Your bowel also functions
more efficiently when you
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are upright....
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Physical inactivity contributes to over three million
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preventable deaths
worldwide each year
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(that's six per cent
of all deaths).
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It is the fourth leading
cause of death due to
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non-communicable diseases."
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One example of the necessity of movement is the lymph system.
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Our lymph system is a network
of organs, tissues, and vessels
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that aids in the transport of fluids throughout our body.
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"CP+R" is a private cardiac rehabilitation service
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based in London, England.
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On their website, they describe the function of the lymph
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system this way...
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"...Skeletal muscle contractions compress on the lymphatic
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vessels and open the one-way valves, encouraging fluid
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containing waste and toxins
to be removed...
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Poor lymph circulation results in inflammation or disease so
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it is imperative to make lifestyle changes to keep
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the lymph system healthy.
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Exercise is the answer."
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So, does this mean you have
to be a world-class athlete
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to be healthy?
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Of course not.
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In whatever way we can,
we've just got to move.
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And age is not a
limiting factor.
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No matter how old we are,
we can experience the
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benefits of being more active.
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It doesn't take a gym membership or fancy, expensive equipment.
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It just takes a little movement.
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As Dr. Winnail further explains,
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in Biblical Principles
of Health...
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"There are also benefits for senior citizens who begin to
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exercise or who remain physically active to the
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extent they are able.
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They can maintain muscle
mass and bone density...
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reduce excess weight, manage stress and improve mood,
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and reduce the risk or effects of diabetes, cardiovascular
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disease, and cancer.
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Physically active seniors
experience less depression
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and have less need for
expensive medical care....
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Regular physical activity
even appears to slow the
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normal aging process.
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Even those confined to beds
or wheelchairs feel better
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if they are involved in
an exercise program."
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No matter your situation, whether you're highly active
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already or are extremely
limited in mobility, just do
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what you can to move.
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It's free, but the rewards
can be significant.
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We're going to discuss
another biblical key to
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health in a moment.
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But before we do, let me stop
to offer you this week's
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free study guide, Biblical Principles of Health.
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In it, Dr. Winnail discusses such questions as:
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"Choices with Consequences:
How Do We Approach Health?"
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He also details what we've discussed in this segment
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with a chapter entitled,
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"Exercise: A Body
Designed to Move."
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This is not a small issue.
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Your health affects
your life every day.
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And God wants us to take care
of the bodies He's given us.
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So, call for your free study guide--it's totally free.
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Welcome back.
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In today's program, we're
discussing three biblical
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keys to better health.
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And there are real, practical things we can do to feel
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better now--and have better health down the road.
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In the first segment of the program, we discussed how God
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designed our bodies to move.
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In the next portion of this program we'll discuss another
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major factor of our health.
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The second biblical key
to better health is:
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2. Think About What You Eat.
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The Bible gives very specific guidelines on what to eat,
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and what not to eat.
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To start this segment, let's go to the example of Peter in the
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Book of Acts.
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While he was staying with a tanner who lived by the sea,
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he had a very confusing vision.
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We pick up the account
in Acts 10:9...
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"...Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about
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the sixth hour.
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Then he became very hungry
and wanted to eat;
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but while they made ready,
he fell into a trance and
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saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the
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four corners, descending to
him and let down to the earth.
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In it were all kinds of four-
footed animals of the earth,
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wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.
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And a voice came to him,
'Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
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But Peter said, 'Not so, Lord!
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For I have never eaten
anything common or unclean.'"
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When Peter said "unclean" he
was speaking of animals that
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God commanded us not to eat.
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A list of them can be found in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.
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What's important to note here is, just like God created our
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bodies to move, He also created certain meats for us to eat
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and others not to eat.
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And as Dr. Douglas S. Winnail explains in the booklet
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Biblical Principles of Health,
many of the animals on the
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forbidden list are often implicated in the transmittal
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of diseases to humans.
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Some of those are:
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Tularemia (spread by:
rabbits and rodents).
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Ebola virus (spread by:
bats and monkeys).
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MERS (spread by:
bats and camels).
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SARS, Swine flu, COVID-19
(it's spread by:
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bats, pigs, civets, and
other "exotic" meats).
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Trichinosis (spread by:
pigs, bear, walrus, squirrels,
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rats, cats, rabbits, foxes,
panthers, lions, and horses).
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Cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A, Norwalk virus, salmonella,
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paralytic shellfish poisoning (these are all frequently
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linked to: shellfish).
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Certain animals were created by God to be the garbage collectors
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and the cleanup crew
of the natural world.
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When we understand that meats deemed unclean by God actually
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do carry serious risks to human beings, doesn't it make sense
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to avoid them?
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So, back to Acts chapter 10.
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Peter was given a vision
to kill and eat all sorts
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of unclean animals.
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Remember his reply?
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Let's read it again,
in Acts 10:13...
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"And a voice came to him,
'Rise, Peter; kill and eat.'
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But Peter said, 'Not so, Lord!
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For I have never eaten
anything common or unclean.'
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And a voice spoke to him
again the second time,
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'What God has cleansed you
must not call common.'
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This was done three times.
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And the object was taken
up into heaven again."
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Now, what was the
meaning of the vision?
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Peter answers the question himself, a little later
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in the account.
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The Roman centurion Cornelius called for Peter, and Peter
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traveled to Caesarea
to meet him.
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Now, you have to understand--
Cornelius was a Gentile.
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Up to that point, all those in the Church that Christ founded
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were circumcised Jews or had become Jewish proselytes.
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But Peter was about to have
an experience which would
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change the Church forever.
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God was about to allow physically uncircumcised
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Gentiles into the Church.
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Let's pick it up, when Peter meets Cornelius and those
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with him, in Acts 10:27...
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"And as he talked with him,
he went in and found many
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who had come together.
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Then he said to them,
'You know how unlawful
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it is for a Jewish man to
keep company with or go to
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one of another nation.
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But God has shown me that
I should not call any man
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common or unclean...."
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The purpose of the vision was
to show Peter that non-Jews
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could be welcomed into the Church Christ founded,
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as long as they repented, accepted Jesus as their Savior,
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were baptized, and
received God's Spirit.
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The vision wasn't about
unclean meats at all.
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It was about the conversion
of the Gentiles.
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Another passage that is often misunderstood by many is
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found in 1 Timothy 4:1...
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"Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will
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depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and
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doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their
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own conscience seared with a
hot iron, forbidding to marry,
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and commanding to abstain
from foods which God created
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to be received with
thanksgiving by those
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who believe and know the truth."
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First of all, God's laws in Leviticus and Deuteronomy
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would never be called
"doctrines of demons."
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And also, in verse 3,
notice that God created
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some foods to be received
with thanksgiving.
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Which foods?
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Well, those called "clean" in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.
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Going on, in verse 4...
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"For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be
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refused if it is received
with thanksgiving; for it
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is sanctified by the word
of God and prayer."
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Some will take this verse to mean any and all creatures
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are good for eating if
they're prayed over.
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Even if they're snails,
rats or octopus.
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But is this what it says?
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No.
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It says "it is sanctified
by the word of God."
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What was the "word of God"
Paul referred to?
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The Word of God was
the Hebrew Scriptures,
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including the dietary laws.
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So, what do we see?
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At the beginning of this
segment we noted that a
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second key to biblical health is
"Think About What You Eat."
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That's a significant starting point for greater health--
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eating the meats God said were okay to eat, and avoiding the
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meats that God never intended
us to eat in the first place.
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It doesn't cost any more to eat clean meats instead of unclean,
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it's just a matter of
making the choice to
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follow God's instructions.
17:39.792 --> 17:42.861
There's much more detail
than we can go into in
17:42.928 --> 17:44.263
this short program.
17:44.329 --> 17:46.899
And that's why we're offering our free study guide today,
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In it, Dr. Winnail asks the question, "Do You Really
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Want to Eat That?"
17:53.605 --> 17:56.809
He also explores the question, "Should we eat blood?"
17:56.875 --> 18:00.746
He tackles the topic of "moderation and discernment"
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in regard to sweets and starches, and also discusses
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"the proper use of alcohol."
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In the first two segments of this program, we've discussed
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two biblical principles
to better health:
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1. Move More--and Sit Less,
2. Think About What You Eat.
18:46.925 --> 18:50.395
In the remaining segment, let's consider one more fundamental,
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biblical principle
to better health.
18:53.098 --> 18:58.403
And that is, 3. Stay Connected to God Through Prayer.
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When my wife was in college,
she took a microbiology class.
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And the teacher, when talking
about the explosion of
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antibiotic resistant
diseases, made quite
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a remarkable statement.
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He said, "We may soon get
to the point where we will
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have to go back to praying
by the bedside of the sick."
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Now think about that.
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He recognized the potential for, because of the overuse of
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antibiotics, diseases that had grown resistant to any medicine.
19:27.432 --> 19:30.068
And he recognized the danger
of that kind of world.
19:30.135 --> 19:34.339
We are entering a time
of unprecedented disease
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and epidemics.
19:36.074 --> 19:38.443
COVID was just a shot
across the bow.
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End-time prophecies tell us in the end-times before Christ's
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return, there will be great suffering because of runaway,
19:46.418 --> 19:48.120
virulent diseases.
19:48.186 --> 19:52.257
Now is the time, for us, to begin to look to our Father,
19:52.324 --> 19:55.427
and our Savior, to take
care of our health.
19:55.494 --> 19:58.897
And notice, God provides for healing, through anointing
19:58.964 --> 20:00.132
and prayer.
20:00.198 --> 20:03.335
In James 5:13...
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"Is anyone among you suffering?
20:05.170 --> 20:06.338
Let him pray.
20:06.405 --> 20:07.539
Is anyone cheerful?
20:07.606 --> 20:08.974
Let him sing psalms.
20:09.041 --> 20:10.676
Is anyone among you sick?
20:10.742 --> 20:13.912
Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray
20:13.979 --> 20:17.249
over him, anointing him with
oil in the name of the Lord.
20:17.316 --> 20:21.019
And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord
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will raise him up."
20:22.688 --> 20:25.557
Prayer and anointing by ministers of Christ by the
20:25.624 --> 20:29.661
bedside of the sick is not a last-resort, no-other-options
20:29.728 --> 20:30.729
kind of thing.
20:30.796 --> 20:33.899
For real Christians it
should be a way of life.
20:33.966 --> 20:38.437
It should be our first-response, not an after-thought.
20:38.503 --> 20:41.373
Now, God doesn't always heal immediately, even after
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heartfelt and sincere prayer.
20:44.109 --> 20:47.913
But even then when it seems like God isn't answering our prayers,
20:47.980 --> 20:51.350
we need to maintain
contact with God.
20:51.416 --> 20:53.485
Paul experienced this.
20:53.552 --> 20:56.521
He had a "thorn in the side," which he earnestly prayed
20:56.588 --> 20:58.323
God to take away.
20:58.390 --> 21:02.761
Notice the account in
2 Corinthians 12:7...
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"And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance
21:06.064 --> 21:10.168
of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a
21:10.235 --> 21:15.207
messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
21:15.273 --> 21:18.210
Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that
21:18.276 --> 21:19.811
it might depart from me.
21:19.878 --> 21:21.913
What was God's response?
21:21.980 --> 21:23.382
Well, notice, going on:
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"And He said to me, 'My grace
is sufficient for you,
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for My strength is made
perfect in weakness.'"
21:31.056 --> 21:35.127
God did not heal Paul, but gave him strength and encouragement
21:35.193 --> 21:37.696
to endure the affliction
he suffered under.
21:37.763 --> 21:40.632
He helped him to understand infirmities are not always
21:40.699 --> 21:44.436
punishments from God, but oftentimes just trials to
21:44.503 --> 21:47.039
teach us valuable lessons.
21:47.105 --> 21:50.509
Notice Paul's response
in verse 9...
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"Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities,
21:54.413 --> 21:57.482
that the power of Christ
may rest upon me.
21:57.549 --> 22:01.119
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches,
22:01.186 --> 22:06.391
in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake.
22:06.458 --> 22:09.728
For when I am weak,
then I am strong."
22:09.795 --> 22:13.265
Paul came to understand
his purpose for being.
22:13.331 --> 22:16.001
He came to fathom that God
was training him for
22:16.068 --> 22:17.469
a higher purpose.
22:17.536 --> 22:21.006
He was teaching him to not
depend on his own power, but
22:21.073 --> 22:26.211
rather look to God's strength
to sustain him, day by day.
22:26.278 --> 22:29.614
Prayer and communication
with our Creator is not
22:29.681 --> 22:33.752
just a quaint, sentimental
feeling from a bygone era.
22:33.819 --> 22:36.788
It's the way to stay strong
and healthy in the
22:36.855 --> 22:38.557
modern world today.
22:38.623 --> 22:42.027
Notice this comment from
Dr. Winnail, on page 49
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of the study guide we're offering today...
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"Studying 4,500 adults, the Harvard School of Public Health
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found that people deal better with aging if they have
22:51.603 --> 22:53.672
purpose in their lives.
22:53.739 --> 22:57.142
They found that people living with a purpose maintained more
22:57.209 --> 23:00.746
muscle strength, could walk faster, engaged in healthier
23:00.812 --> 23:04.116
behaviors, slept better,
felt better, and lived longer
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than individuals who had little or no purpose in their lives.
23:08.587 --> 23:11.857
The study revealed that people who kept a more positive and
23:11.923 --> 23:15.727
purposeful mental perspective obtained physiological
23:15.794 --> 23:19.331
advantages that contributed
to better health."
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To those familiar with the
Bible, this doesn't come
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as a surprise.
23:23.802 --> 23:26.772
Almost 2,000 years go,
the Apostle Paul wrote,
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in Philippians 4:6...
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"Be anxious for nothing, but
in everything by prayer and
23:33.512 --> 23:37.716
supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known
23:37.783 --> 23:41.520
to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all
23:41.586 --> 23:44.823
understanding, will guard
your hearts and minds
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through Christ Jesus."
23:46.858 --> 23:50.061
In a world of cynicism,
doubt, and negativity,
23:50.128 --> 23:54.699
we need that peace and sense
of purpose more than ever.
23:54.766 --> 23:59.137
It doesn't cost a thing to
spend time in prayer to God.
23:59.204 --> 24:03.508
And the benefits to our physical health even, our healing,
24:03.575 --> 24:07.212
and even our mental outlook,
can be enormous.
24:07.279 --> 24:10.615
There's much more about this topic than we can cover
24:10.682 --> 24:12.150
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And you'll see that God wants us to seek Him to have a greater
24:30.402 --> 24:32.370
sense of "Meaning and Purpose."
24:32.437 --> 24:35.273
These are powerful concepts
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In today's program, we discussed several biblical principles
25:46.344 --> 25:48.013
for better health:
25:48.079 --> 25:53.618
1. Move More-And Sit Less,
2. Think About What You Eat,
25:53.685 --> 25:57.555
and 3. Stay connected
to God through prayer.
25:57.622 --> 25:59.691
Health matters to us all.
25:59.758 --> 26:03.094
When we feel good, everything seems to work better.
26:03.161 --> 26:06.164
We're able to take care of our tasks and our work better; we
26:06.231 --> 26:09.634
enjoy our interactions with our friends and loved ones better;
26:09.701 --> 26:12.437
life is just more enjoyable.
26:12.504 --> 26:15.307
But on the contrary,
when we don't feel good--
26:15.373 --> 26:18.443
when our joints ache, or our head hurts or we're suffering
26:18.510 --> 26:22.647
from a serious malady--
life is a lot harder.
26:22.714 --> 26:25.684
We often take good health
for granted early in life.
26:25.750 --> 26:29.120
Strength and vitality of
youth can seem like it's
26:29.187 --> 26:30.922
going to last forever.
26:30.989 --> 26:34.492
And before we know it, the years have fled by, and the ravages
26:34.559 --> 26:38.463
of time does its work and we suffer the results of aging.
26:38.530 --> 26:40.732
And all the health
problems related to it.
26:40.799 --> 26:44.703
David said this in
Psalm 90:10...
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"The days of our lives
are seventy years;
26:47.339 --> 26:50.308
And if by reason of strength they are eighty years,
26:50.375 --> 26:53.311
Yet their boast is only
labor and sorrow....
26:53.378 --> 26:57.449
So teach us to number our
days, That we may gain
26:57.515 --> 26:59.250
a heart of wisdom."
26:59.317 --> 27:03.021
David asks God to "teach
us to number our days,
27:03.088 --> 27:05.123
to gain a heart of wisdom."
27:05.190 --> 27:08.960
And truly, as we live we should seek for wisdom to understand
27:09.027 --> 27:12.464
the meaning of life, why we're here, and what we should be
27:12.530 --> 27:14.733
doing to obey and please Him.
27:14.799 --> 27:16.234
Think about it.
27:16.301 --> 27:19.904
We have at our fingertips
access to the greatest advice
27:19.971 --> 27:22.941
in the universe, on how to
be healthy and happy.
27:23.008 --> 27:26.745
And it doesn't cost a thing, except a little bit of our
27:26.811 --> 27:28.079
time and focus.
27:28.146 --> 27:30.482
But it's worth it.
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