Keep a balanced diet, exercise, get enough sleep, get an annual checkup, and take your vitamins. If there were a roadmap to living a “long and healthy life,” that would probably be it. There are always new medicines and vaccines being created in an attempt to boost our immune system against diseases and viruses.
While the physical is being taken care of, how do we care for the spiritual?
Faith is our spiritual immune system. It has to be strong in order to protect us from losing our salvation in the face of problems, sickness, loss and everything this world throws at us. Just as the physical body needs care, our faith also needs it.
He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God, Romans 4:20
The “ He” this verse refers to is Abraham. Although Abraham was getting older and saw the years going by, he never stopped believing in the promise of God. He continued strengthening his faith, despite the time that was passing.
This is a lesson for us all. Although time may be passing by, don’t give up on the promises God has in store for your life. Strengthen your faith every day so that you will not only be able to combat the problems of this world but so you will live the long and fulfilled life God has prepared for you.
May the God of the Bible bless you
Bishop Bira Joshua
