EXODUS 15:26

"If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear

to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I

have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you."

Millions of people are exploring alternatives to traditional Western medicine. Such approaches

as biofeedback, autogenics training, kinesiology, bioenergetics, reflexology, stress management,

homeopathy, naturopathy and macrobiotics are just a few of the possibilities. But God offers the

real key to health; it's called obedience.

God told the Israelites if they would "give ear to His commandments" and "keep all His statutes,"

they would avoid many of the illnesses that plagued the people of Egypt. This was not a matter

of "buying" their obedience; it was a matter of natural consequences. By avoiding sin, they

would avoid the unhealthy results of sin as well.

This principle still holds true today. We talk a great deal about breaking God's laws, but we

really only break ourselves against God's laws. By living contrary to God's commandments,

people contract sexually transmitted diseases; others weaken their bodies by a lack of exercise,

poor diets and high stress; still others smoke or drink themselves into life-threatening danger.

It is God's will that you treat your body as the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19). Don't take

it anywhere or expose it to anything that you know to be contrary to God's law. Get appropriate

rest, eat healthy food and reduce stress. Obedience is the key. Living in harmony with His

commandments will avoid many illnesses and make others more easy to overcome.

AN OUNCE OF OBEDIENCE IS WORTH A POUND OF PROTECTION.

WOODROW KROLL

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