Title: Health and Food
health and food
Text: Acts 9:19
“After eating, he became strong. And Saul stayed with the disciples in Damascus for a few days.”
No matter how much money you have, what's the use if you're not healthy? No matter how rich a person is, if he loses his health, everything becomes a nuisance. In this world, being healthy is as important as anything else. So, if it's good for health, I go to a foreign country, eat whatever it is, and all the strange things are done in the name of exercise.
How do we become truly healthy?
In Galatians 6:7-8, the Bible says, "Do not deceive yourself, for God is not despised, for whatever a man sows he will also reap. He who sows to his own flesh reaps corruption from the flesh, and sows to the Spirit. Those who sleep will reap eternal life from the Holy Spirit.”
No human being can deviate from the strict laws of life set by God. That is the biblical principle that “you reap what you sow”. The more Christians you are, the more you need the wisdom to know and practice this strict principle. One of the hallmarks of an immature Christian is a desire for chance or luck.
Human sins often stem from greed to reap without sowing. It is unfortunate that many people with good faith speculate with “Holy God” as collateral. God is not underestimated. It is necessary to keep in mind that trusting in God is done within the principles of the Bible and is not a vague "game of probability".
In order to live a healthy life, we must make an effort. You don't get healthy without any effort. So, you have to be careful not to get sick. And in order to cure a disease, it is necessary to eliminate the cause first. It is a self-evident fact that a good result cannot be obtained by neglecting the cause. There is no cure for fatty liver while continuing to drink alcohol. There is only one option, whether to drink alcohol or to cure fatty liver. The so-called "reap what you sow" is a strict biblical principle, which is also self-evident when it comes to health.
Many people are looking for the wisdom of health, but the truth is that the laws of health are very simple. It is impossible and self-deception to expect the fruits of health while constantly planting seeds of unhealthy ones. To be healthy, the seeds of health must be continuously planted.
In general, health is related to happiness, and unhealthy is closely related to pleasure. A healthy person who maintains a healthy lifestyle is happy, but a life centered on pleasure often results in unhealthy life. And if your body and mind are not healthy, you will indulge in pleasure. If you are always tired and weak, everything becomes troublesome and your religious life becomes powerless. On the other hand, the healthier the body and mind, the higher the happiness index and the desire to give a healthy body and mind to God.
To introduce some of the secrets to good health, they are: a good diet, good water, enough exercise, enough rest, sleep, and joy (laughs). The body never lies. Excessive consumption of animals and plants is not good for the body, but it is also not good to be too obsessed with one's own health. If you think you've overdosed, you just have to take care of your body as much as possible and keep it up.
Introducing the world's 10 healthiest foods selected by the US weekly magazine <Time>.
1. Tomato: It reduces the risk of various cancers, including prostate cancer, and increases resistance to cold viruses and stress.
2. Spinach: It is good for growth and nutrition of growing children and prevents night blindness.
3. Garlic: It has an antibacterial effect against microorganisms that cause various diseases such as food poisoning.
4. Green tea: It has anti-cancer effects, and the incidence of stomach cancer is low in areas where green tea is consumed a lot.
5. Red wine: The purple pigment of grape skins has a strong anticancer effect.
6. Nuts: Lowers bad cholesterol in the body that causes arteriosclerosis, and has anti-aging and anti-cancer effects.
7. Salmon (mackerel): It lowers blood cholesterol and prevents arteriosclerosis. It is also effective for students and geriatric dementia.
8. Blueberry (eggplant): Prevents arteriosclerosis, heart disease and stroke.
9. Broccoli (cabbage): It has the effect of inhibiting the occurrence of cancers such as breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and stomach cancer.
10. Oat (barley): It has a diet effect by removing harmful cholesterol and making you feel full.
Just as we eat good food for our health, we must consume the Word of God for our spiritual health. Let's be strong both physically and mentally to handle the tasks the Lord has given us.
“When you fast, grease your head and wash your face” (Matthew 6:17).
Under normal circumstances, eating three meals a day regularly is the secret to good health. However, the situation is different when the mental and physical condition is abnormal. It is best not to eat when you are sick and have no appetite at all. It is also a kind of protective instinct of the human body to completely abolish food and drink when receiving a mental shock.
Animals are said to eat or fast when they are sick or injured. And depending on the animal, when the surrounding circumstances change suddenly or when adaptation is impossible, they go into long-term fasting (hibernation). It seems that only people think that when they are sick or in crisis, they should eat better than usual.
It is ironic that 70% of modern adult diseases are caused by eating well. It is truly regrettable that if you have anorexia, you are using an excessive amount of herbal medicine or bosin food, because you think you can cure a disease by eating it. The principle that diseases caused by eating can be recovered by not eating is by no means a leap of logic.
The human body created by God is an organic system with self-regulating function. The human body expresses its internal situation in many ways, sometimes with powerful warnings. However, there are no words, but only symptoms.
No appetite means that in most cases no food is needed in the current emergency. In other words, it is a sign of intention to normalize the body by sending blood to be sent to the gastrointestinal tract to other emergency areas to digest and absorb food, thereby facilitating blood circulation. In such a situation, it is only natural that the priority of eating will be lowered.
In fact, stopping food intake is one of mankind's oldest remedies. Famous doctors such as Hippocrates and Galen prescribed fasting for the treatment of diseases, and many religious and philosophers have fasted for spiritual and moral training.
Swedes, one of the world's longest-lived countries, have a 300-year tradition when it comes to fasting, and even high-end health care centers in Europe and Japan use fasting for health and beauty. Fasting is a shock therapy that activates the inertia body. The so-called human body tends to return to normal when stimulated, and the effect of fasting is to maximize this normalization in a beneficial direction for the human body. In other words, the human body declares an emergency in order to maintain normal functions in a state where no food enters, and the secretion of various hormones is activated. By this normalizing action, the body's resistance is strengthened and the natural healing power is maximized.
Wastes accumulated over many years are discharged and surplus substances are disposed of to supply energy. In particular, as impurities in the gastrointestinal tract and blood vessels are removed, it has a dramatic effect on digestive and circulatory diseases, and has a good effect on prevention and treatment of various adult diseases In particular, many cases of incurable diseases being cured by fasting are proven to be true. In this sense, isn't fasting a card hidden by God to renew the mind and body of modern people who have to survive in harsh conditions such as reckless eating, environmental pollution, and lack of exercise?
However, indiscriminate fasting can actually harm your health, so you should consult with a specialist and decide the fasting period and fasting method according to your condition. During fasting, it is desirable to continue to drink bottled water to promote the body's activation, and especially during the recovery period, moderation is as important as during the fasting period. And fasting is not a cure for all diseases, and long or frequent fasting does not make it more effective.
In the words of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus refers to fasting as a natural Christian lifestyle, along with alms and prayers (Matthew 6:16-18). Also, Jesus illuminates another new meaning of fasting by telling us to apply "oil" (expression of joy) instead of "ash" (expression of sorrow) on our heads when we fast. Shouldn't fasting, which renews our relationship with God, as well as completely renews our body and mind, should be done with joy, joy, and gratitude?
Please take care of your body, which is the temple of God, with a joyful heart, and live a long and healthy life while feeling joy, peace and happiness in your heart in Christ.
* Prayer: Lord, the source of all things! May I love and rejoice in God, and may I be His joy. May my feet be blessed wherever I go, and may everyone I meet be blessed. May the Lord bless me with blessings, so that I may enlarge my borders, and help me with your hand, that I may be free from trouble and be free from sorrow. Grant me strength in spirit and body. So, let me be an instrument used to expand the kingdom of God, in the name of our Savior Jesus, we pray. Amen
* Meditation: Are you praying for health?