It is my dream that someday every one of the nation’s leading TV programs, radio broadcasts, magazines, and newspapers will report that scientific evidence shows that followers of Jesus are three or four or five times healthier than those who don’t believe in Jesus—that Christians have less cancer, less heart disease, less diabetes, and less obesity. Wouldn’t it be awesome if God’s people were so full of
good health, so vibrant, that others would notice us from ten or twenty feet away? If that were to happen, our churches wouldn’t be big enough to fit the numbers of people rushing to hear about the Great Physician’s prescription for their good health. I believe that people from all walks of life would break down the doors to learn more about what God says about
living a long and abundant life and ultimately come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. That’s my reason for writing The Great Physician’s Rx for
health and Wellness, and my core message on health can be derived from two Scriptures. The first goes like this: “I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship” (Rom. 12:1). Are you presenting your physical
body as a living sacrifice? Can you say, “This is the best I have, and I’m giving it to the Lord?” Are you an example of God’s best? Can others see your vitality? They say that if you haven’t got your health, you ain’t got nuthin’. Nothing on earth matters more than your physical well-being because without your health, God cannot use you properly. Since God has great plans for you, He’s calling you, one of His children, to present yourself as a living sacrifice today. I believe God designed us to live long and fruitful lives. I believe we can maintain our strength and vigor well into old age by following the Great Physician’s prescription for health and wellness. Think about it: before Moses dies, Scripture says that his
eyes did not grow dim. The Bible tells us that the eyes are the windows of the soul, the light of the body. If the eyes are good, the whole body is good. In fact, when priests were called upon to diagnose a disease of an Israelite, they looked into the person’s eyes. What this means is that Moses did not die of an illness; nor was his body feeble or his mind weak. God was ready to take him home; Moses was simply used up. Joshua passed away at the age of 110, just months after he came off the battlefield. Caleb was going full bore, battling giants in his late eighties, until the Lord called him home. The heroes of the Bible never spent time in assisted living or nursing homes. They drank the last drop from the cup of life because they followed God’s principles of good health found in the Bible. And you can, too, which leads me to my second key passage of Scripture: “Let us make man in our image” (Gen 1:26). This means you were created in the
image of God. You were made in God’s image for a reason, and that’s to be a reflection of God to the world for His glory. Think about it: Do you properly reflect His image? Are you healthy? Or do you think you’re
healthy simply because there’s an absence of a grave disease in your life? Maybe you consider yourself healthy because you’re not hacking away with a cough, running a 103-degreee fever, or dying in a hospital. But is that really the definition of being healthy? Good health is a lot more than the absence of disease in your life. Good health is walking up in the morning feeling rested and ready to attack the day. Good health is having the energy to keep up with those kids you’re raising. Good health is having something left in the tank after you’ve put in a full day of work. Good health is thriving, not merely surviving. God wants to use you, but He also needs you at your physical, spiritual, and emotional best. My challenge for you is that you’ll say, “Yes, I am a living sacrifice, someone who is causing thosewho don’t know God to want what I have.
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