Fitness Training

Read: Psalm 119:97-104

Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. --- Psalm 119:97

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My wife is an avid exerciser. She walks, rollerblades, and bikes to keep in shape. Because of her interest in exercise, she has encouraged our children to participate in sports activities at school and to exercise along with her.

Why does she feel this is so important? It's simple: When she doesn't exercise several times a week, she doesn't feel physically fit. She feels sluggish and lethargic. She feels that her heart is not being strengthened as it should be.

But she doesn't stop with the physical part of her life. She also participates in spiritual exercise. She knows that in our walk with God we need "heart exercise" to stay fit.

The writer of Psalm 119 saw the importance of daily spiritual exercise. He loved the Word of God, meditated on it throughout the day, and obeyed it. His prayers were from his whole heart, and his hope for each new day came directly from God's Word.

How much more spiritually healthy we would be if we engaged in a godly fitness training program that matched that of the psalmist! Do you read the Bible, meditate on its truths, and pray each day? If not, begin spiritual fitness training today. --- Dave Branon

Increase your knowledge of God's Word,
For in it you will find
The wisdom that you need for life,
Which comes from God's own mind. --- Sper

SPIRITUAL STRENGTH REQUIRES A TRAINING PROGRAM OF BIBLE READING AND PRAYER.