3rd John 1: 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospers. 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
According to the above passage, the Christian’s life is supposed to be a balanced portfolio, in which the spiritual, and mental aspects of life are in sync with the physical, the social and financial. All are referred to in our opening passages as being essential to the health and wellbeing of the Christian. Wheresoever there is an imbalance between one or more aspects you will end up with adverse results, some more, some less, and if the imbalance is not addressed and corrected, the entire person will be affected adversely, and your days on planet earth will be numbered.
While it is good and important for us to work, work is not all there is to life, for all work and no play can prevent you from enjoying what you worked for in the first place. Therefore, the wish that we prosper and be in health will call for us to do that which is needed to bring these aspects of our being into line. Ever so gradually and almost imperceptibly we have moved from a lifestyle of activity, to one where we have to think seriously about physical exercise.
The days when persons would get up in the morning and do manual labor, are, for all intents, and purposes in many cases, over. For instance, back in former years during the time of the industrial revolution, some men would be seen going to work in factories and others could be seen working in the agricultural sector. Some would be found working on the assembly lines at Ford or GM while others had some type of trade.
Psalms 67:1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us. 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!