Run to God! Run from evil!
Your body will glow with health,
Your very bones will vibrate with life!
Honour God with everything you own.
Proverbs 3 v 5-12
Run to God.. Running suggests speed. It is an instruction… to run towards God, means turning away from anything else.
Run from evil... For me, food is evil. But food is also essential. I need to run away from the evil part. I need to put food in its appropriate place, and run away from food when it is not within those parameters.
Your body will glow with health… The inference is that it is God from whom health comes. I want to glow with health. When is food evil for me? When do I need to run away from it? My body right now does not glow with health. It is large and flabby, pale and lacking nutrition. It is ugly because, whether I like it or not, I have been running towards food and towards evil for my entire life. I need to see it for what it is. Evil is ugly by its very nature.
Your very bones will vibrate with life… I love this phrase! The idea that my bones will vibrate with life is wonderful. As my weight has increased over the past couple of decades, my energy levels have decreased. The weight of the fat on my bones has been suffocating for them. Nothing about me vibrates with life.
Honour God with everything you own… When I was born, the only thing I had which was my own was my body. This incredible intricate machine which God created just for me is the one thing I have complete control over how I use it. Today, I pledge that I will honour God with my body, and everything I put in it.
Layers of Fat 