Technology and science alone can't move the mountain when it comes to long life and divine health.
What's divine health?
Divine health is perfect soundness, which is soundness in soul, spirit and body according to Acts 3:16.
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Acts 3:16.
long life on the other hand means living a satisfying and fulfilling life. Living old in age and your generation do not see the light is not a long life according to scripture, but a wasted years. Your real life begins when you and your generation turn to the light- Jesus. Abraham wasted 75 years of his life in darkness . But when he turned to the light of God he brought light to his generation, from then he lived an hundred years of light!
Before God created the world, there was spiritual darkness in the world. Those ages of darkness were perceived as death. Life began on earth when the spiritual or true light of God was created (Genesis 1:1-3; John1:3-5). In John chapter 1, the Apostle John wrote that Jesus is the true light that lights the life of every man that comes into the world. In the eyes of God, there are people who you think are living but they are dead. They have no light; they have no life to live. Frustrating!
Instead of spending our time in idolatry which is the biggest root of mental and spiritual affliction, we should serve God and save our soul from destruction.
Long Life is A Reward for Serving God
Under the law, God promised the Israelite long life and prosperity if they serve Him diligently. "So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and
your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you"( Exodus 23:25).
Every man is either serving God or a god. This small god can be man, woman, money, statute and everything created out of the image of man or animal. If you want to live long you need to stop trusting in flesh and put your hope in the living God. Even your Pastor can be your Idol. Anything apart from God you absolutely trust in is your god.
Long Life is a Result of a Strong Spiritual Foundation
Jesus said a wise man is a man who builds his house on the rock. A foundation is where you build your hope on. Every great building is cast on the bed rocks underneath the earth for safety concern. They excavate to the depth till they find a hard layer to rely the building on. Who you rely on in the day of trouble can be your foundation. The Psalmist said, if the foundation be destroyed what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3).
If your health and happiness strictly rely on money, the day you can't get enough money what will you do? It's time to accept the gospel and be saved.
Jesus sent his disciples out to preach without giving them money. They would need to take of themselves while on the mission. Rather he assured them of God's provision in where they were going to. The disciples didn't worry, since they know how to rely on God's word.
Jesus lived everyday by relying on God's word. Matthew 4:4 says, "Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God."
Those who want to live long and with divine health must live by the word of God. Your spiritual foundation is you relying on the word of God. Man can lie, in fact. In a world of lie, only one is true, because He created everything and cannot lie. Lies are manipulative or persuasive ideas that is not fulfilled or not real. Lying prophets are wrecking havoc in the lives of many today. They say what people want to hear. Liars know how to read people's mind. Beware of False prophets they are Bad spiritual foundation!
Because of a lying spirit in the heart of the prophets king Ahab died wrongfully (1 kings chapter 22). Majority of souls who are repenting from Satan are actually captured by false prophets, the bad foundation of Christianity. They are repenting from one god to another god. A false prophet is a god to his disciples.
Long Life is by Election
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
(Mark 9:1).
There are some people who are ordained to live long. Only God knows those that will exist in the next ten years. I call this: Long Live by Election. If you read the scripture above you would discover that Jesus was referring to the very elect- those who would see the rapture. It's only God who knows those elects. Some are elected by God to see the next ten years, while some are going to died in the coming ten years. If God has put the crown of an hundred years on your head, then it is He who will fulfill it. God knows the number of our days and also has good plan for his children.
Now divine health.
How to Live In Divine Health
1. Always give thanks to God.
There were ten lepers that were cleansed (Luke 17) but only one came back to thank Jesus. When you thank God you let in His perfection into your soul, spirit and body. Stop complaining all the time.
2. Beware of Anger.
Anger itself is not wrong, if the cause is just or righteous. But when it's selfish and become your daily bread then it's a disaster. If you really want to know whether the spirit anger is in someone, you need to observe his mood each time he or she wakes up in the morning. A angry soul begins the day with anger. This kind of anger stresses our heart which can lead to depression. When you are not content with what you have, you'll always be angry.
3. Be Prayerful.
This can't be overemphasized. Prayer cleanses your life. Prayer empowers you to move forward in life. When you are down in life it's when the devil takes advantage of you. Through effective prayers you subdue the gates of hell after your health. Watch and Pray.
4. Walk in the Spirit.
When you walk in the Spirit you walk in the light. And with the light of God you can go far in life. Let no man deceive you that science is life and there's no God. Walking in science alone which is man wisdom is less profitable to divine health, because divine health is first spiritual health. When you walk in the Spirit you walk in the truth. When you prosper without the Spirit of GOD you'll end in sickness. You need to give God a place in your life in order to maintain spiritual, mental and physical health. When you have no place for God, then you have a place for the devil. Walk in the Spirit to avoid the devourer (the devil).
5. Read Your Bible.
A growing christian is a healthy christian. Paul said, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you..." (Colosians 3:16). God's word makes you strong.
6. Learn from Stories.
Don't make yourself an experiment through ignorance. Read biblical stories especially and learn from it. It is deductive knowledge. Don't fall into the same old skims of the enemy. Wise up!
Faith Healing
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