Day 10 – 90 Days in Proverbs - Healthy core

Proverbs 3:7-8 [NKJV] 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. 8 It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.

Proverbs 1:7 tells us that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Proverbs 9:10 that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. While knowledge is just being educated or aware, clearly wisdom is more than just knowing, it is doing.

In Proverbs 3:7, we are told to actively move away from evil – to make the decision to walk away from it. The Father knows that human nature, led by Satan, will default to the path of evil more often than not. If I don’t have the fear of the LORD as part of my life, I may walk with evil instead of walking away from it.

Fear of the LORD not only starts us on the path of knowledge and wisdom; it is not just academic information, it is also drives us to walk away from evil. Fear of the LORD identifies evil so that we can take action. Fear of the Lord changes our hearts and minds, leading us to want to do good and not evil. It leads us to want to follow the path of righteousness.

And who benefits from this walking away from evil? We all do. There is healing for us in the action of walking away from evil. We know that our spiritual health depends on it.

James 5:14-15 also makes a connection between sin and sickness; between trusting God and health. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. [NKJV]

It is not for us to decide if someone is sick because of sin or circumstance. It’s possible that God will not even let us know if own illness is due to sin or not. However, dear sisters, we must focus on our own lives and the benefits to us of walking away from evil and trusting in the LORD rather than our own wisdom. Those benefits include healing to our flesh and bone but also, and more importantly, to our souls.

The exercise program I do points out in almost every session that a healthy core is important to all aspects of exercise – to muscle and bone health. Sisters, fear of the Lord and love of wisdom lead us to a healthy spiritual core that is the center of our hearts, minds and lives. With a healthy spiritual core, we will be able to walk away from evil.

Prayer — Father God, I trust in you and not my own wisdom. I choose to fear and obey you, walking away from evil, from sin. Help me to be spiritually healthy always. I trust in you for healing, body, mind, soul and spirit. I ask it all in the name of my Savior, Jesus. Amen

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