God Wants You to Prosper in Your Body and Be in Health

A Wiener a day makes you one ? . . . or as they say, “you are what you eat.”

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3 John 1-2 KJV

I've heard the prosperity preachers refer to this scripture many times and in their interpretation they are correct. However there are other elements involved than just money and possessions.

I believe the Holy Spirit is telling us that in the same way our spirit prospers by feeding on the Bread of Life, the Word of God, it is His will that we be in physical health by feeding our bodies according to the food guidelines in His word.

It doesn't take too long, reading the labels of most processed foods, to see how much poison we put in our bodies every day.

We need to quit winking at sin by feeding our taste buds and not our bodies! What is gluttony? It is eating for gratification, not health. The old, Why do you do, what you do, truth. Remember, God looks on the heart.

The people In Jesus' day, in Israel, ate approximately 6 times less food daily than Americans do today,

and were healthier!

The Jews were the only people, the only nation, to escape the ravages of the Plague, the Black Death that ravaged all other countries in the Middle East and Europe. Why? Because they followed God's guidelines for health and hygiene. At the time of the Plague, germs were unknown. But God's health rules knew all about them. Well, after all He is God isn't He?

European nations, and particularly the Germanic ones, decided that because the Jews weren't dieing from the Plague like every body else, they had to be the ones who infected the rest of the world! The beginning of much of the world wide hatred of the Jews that persists to this day!

People, the Jews were just obeying God. I know, what a concept in this day and age of free will and God is my cosmic gopher!

Well He aint that, and following His guidelines, precepts and commandments will bring health in mind and body just as it does our spirit. In fact the three are intertwined. To keep any one of the three healthy and performing at the optimum level, takes paying attention to the welfare of the other two.

So, if you want to prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers you better start paying attention to what you eat and drink. You also need to learn the discipline of proper rest. I'll save that for another story.

A bit of truth for you

Components of a can of Soda Pop: *

Phosphoric Acid – can interfere with the bodies ability to use calcium, leading to osteoporosis or softening of the teeth and bones. It also neutralizes hydrochloric acid in your stomach, which can interfere with digestion, making it difficult to utilize nutrients.

Sugar - Increases insulin levels, which can lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, weight gain, premature aging, and many more negative side effects. (Primitive Polynesian cultures had no dental decay until refined sugar was added to their diet)

Aspartame - So you think diet soda is the answer? Aspartame is used as a sugar substitute in diet soda. There are numerous side effects associated with Aspartame consumption including: brain tumors birth defects, diabetes, emotional disorders, epilepsy and seizures.

Caffeine - Coffee drinkers pay attention here. Caffeine, in drinks, or from any source for that matter causes jitters, insomnia, high blood pressure, irregular heart beat, elevated blood cholesterol, vitamin and mineral depletion, breast tumors, and birth defects.

Tap Water - is the main ingredient in bottled soft drinks. It can carry numerous chemicals including chlorine, trihalomethanes, lead, cadmium, and various organic pollutants.

Sodas also contribute to body toxicity. They contain artificial colorings, especially yellow dye No.5 which has been shown to promote attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. It also causes hives, asthma, and other allergenic reactions.

The chemicals in sodas break down into even more toxic by-products once ingested, taxing the liver and causing headaches, depression, lethargy, auto-immune disorders, and low thyroid function.

Also they can lead to low blood sugar and diabetes.

So if you had the guts to read all of that and still think God will honor prospering you in health as well as your spirit if you are drinking that stuff and eating other foods you know aren't good for you? I gotta say NOT!!

We eat all this stuff, get sick and then wonder why God doesn't answer our prayers for healing. Go figure . . .

God give us the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to see that you have prepared a way for us to be healthy.

* Cherie Calbom MS