SAVING HEALTH


A. "THAT THY WAY MAY BE KNOWN UPON EARTH, THY SAVING HEALTH AMONG ALL NATIONS"
  1. Our Lord purposes for each of His children perfect health:
    1. He would have every power and faculty of our being in a vigorous condition
    2. Writes John, "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth" - 3 John 2
  2. To be in any way sickly or weak:
    1. Is to offer hospitality to the evil one who seeks out our weak points
    2. And at the undefended place makes his entrance
    3. Fullness of health is fullness of resistance; this had been demonstrated throughout the history of God's people B. SAVING HEALTH
  3. Health - what is it?
    1. Health is soundness of body, soul and spirit
    2. A state of health is indicated by the normal and harmonious function of the members of the body
    3. We say that a person is in poor health because of the inability of some organ in the body to perform
    4. Health is in reality a condition of being vibrant with life - full of life
  4. Our text indicates clearly the need in the world of the health message:
    1. "Thy saving health among all the nations"
    2. The ravages of disease among the more backward nations are appalling
    3. Much of the misery is due to gross ignorance of the most rudimentary information of the care for the body
    4. That is why a large portion of our Lord's earthly ministry was devoted to bringing healing to the sick - Acts 10:38; Matt. 11:5-6
    5. That is why the Lord's messenger tells us that the health message is the right arm of the three angels messages; that is understandable
    6. Sickness of the body influences the moral capabilities of a person; it is bound to impair our capacity to function normally C. SOME IMPLICATIONS OF THE "SAVING HEALTH" MESSAGE
  5. A measure of information about our body is a must:
    1. The Psalmist says, "I will praise Thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made" - Ps. 139:14
    2. One must keep in mind that when God created man, He made him in His own likeness - Gen. 1:26-27
    3. "What know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" - I Cor. 3:16-17; 6:19-20
  6. At least a rudimentary knowledge of the laws that govern the body is a must:
    1. Ignorance of the laws that govern the functions of the members of our body is the cause of much sickness in the world
    2. For that one reason alone information about our body is truly a part of the gospel of our salvation
  7. Let us note briefly these Bible facts:
    1. When God delivered His ancient covenant people out of Egyptian bondage, He provided a health chart for them that included the law of sanitation
    2. Note a special condition to health and prosperity God attached to His promises
    3. "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" - Ex. 15:26
    4. Thus it is crystal clear that many of the ravaging diseases in the world are the result of a flagrant disregard of the laws of health
  8. The health message is the right arm of the gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord:
    1. "Go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils; freely ye have received, freely give" - Matt. 10:7-8
    2. "God and shew John again those things...Matt. 11:45
    3. I Cor. 12:30


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