Are you fixated on physical fitness? Does diet and exercise impact eternity? What good will your labor be when you get hit by a bus next week? Or when a car loses control runs you off the road? How will your labor help you when you stand before God on the Day of Judgement? Your body is perishing. It will not last. The only way youll get the healthy body you strive for is death, as Paul explains in 1 Corinthians 15:36 That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies. All the hard work your toiled over- avoiding this food, doing this exercise- has little bearing on eternity. While these things are not inherently sinful, for most people, trying to get a perfect body, or even a better-looking body is just as motivated by the flesh as is gluttonous indulgence and laziness. Were not called to dedicate our lives to padding matters of the flesh, were called to live for eternity. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry. (Colossians 3:2-5)
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 00:13:38 +0000