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.