A lot of people think that the way to get health is to watch what they eat. For example, many people say that the Mediterranean diet is a very healthy one. I agree, generally. But do you know that the people whom Jesus healed were also on a Mediterranean diet? They did not eat pork and prawns, for example, because they were Jews and these things are not kosher for them.
I know that you want to walk in divine health. But God does not want your focus to be on food—what to eat, what not to eat—or even exercise—how to exercise, when to exercise. All these are natural means which the people of the world trust in. It is better to trust in the Lord and His finished work, than to put your confidence in the latest man-made diet plans and exercise regimes.
At the cross, Jesus took your sicknesses and carried your pains, and by His stripes you were healed (see Isaiah 53:4–5). The Bible even tells us how to escape sickness and premature death—by discerning the Lord’s body when we partake of the Lord’s Supper (see 1 Corinthians 11:29–30). But instead of focusing on these truths, many of us prefer to focus on dieting and exercising.
Now, I am not against eating well or exercising. I myself exercise and I do watch what I eat. For example, I don’t like to eat oily stuff because it makes me feel uncomfortable. And when I have to preach, I do my best not to eat foods that make me burp!
But I eat generally healthy stuff not because I trust dieting to make me healthy. I exercise not because I trust exercising to make me healthy. No, I trust the finished work of Christ to make me healthy. I eat well because I like to feel good and I exercise because I enjoy the rush, the sweat!
God wants you to be free when it comes to eating and exercising. Don’t make laws for eating and exercising, and then trust these laws to give you “divine” health. Trust in the finished work of Christ. Discern His body when you partake of the Holy Communion. And just enjoy your food and workout!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
So many people rely upon the natural. It's all the rage to be and eat and live naturally. And naturally, there's a lot of people making a lot of money on being natural. But, the natural world is cursed. To live by natural means mean you are trusting in what God has cursed. When Adam was disobedient to God, God took action and judged him and cursed the earth. We all know that even being cursed, earth is still a beautiful place. But you can't rely on and live by natural means, you will be let down. And when you rely upon your own power to achieve a certain result, you will have to count on your own power to continue in that way. If you believe in The One that God sent to redeem you, you are redeemed from this fallen state. You no longer live in a cursed world, you live on blessed ground, on a solid foundation. You are a new creation and have been born again. Not to the natural but to the supernatural. Just like what you do doesn't condemn or save you, what you do other than rely on Jesus will really never have you see your full, supernatural potential. God loves you and wants the best for you. You have to learn to let Him give it to you. Today, pray to God that you will see that He is the Lord of all and this world is His creation and that He knows how to love and give to His children supernaturally . He truly wants you to be super.
