Healthy Heart
“Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth are vanity.” Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 NKJV Every time the littleness of bodily exercise, compared to spiritual exercise, is inspired by the admonition of Paul to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:8, some folks will readily take exception. Here the Old Testament preacher apparently concealed the same admonition on the emphasis of a healthy heart. Healthy body does cheer vitality and productivity in life; but an unhealthy heart in healthy body is eternally sick. In our polluted and corrupt world, how can anyone grow a healthy heart that is devoid of bitterness, wrath, malice, and evil speaking without the love and power of Christ? Even the heart that is readily set on the path ...