Being Fit

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. — read the full passage →

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. — read the full passage →

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. — read the full passage →

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: — read the full passage →

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. — read the full passage →

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. — read the full passage →

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, — read the full passage →

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; — read the full passage →

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, — read the full passage →

But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.