Being Fit

She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.

A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

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

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win. — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

The prince of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths who are of your own age? so would you endanger my head with the king. — read the full passage →

They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion.

Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness. — read the full passage →

I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air, — read the full passage →

I therefore run like that, as not uncertainly. I fight like that, as not beating the air,

If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.

He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might. — read the full passage →

Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; — read the full passage →

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby. — read the full passage →

forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

“Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,” but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it, and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men;

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you? — read the full passage →

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.

God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.

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

But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.”

After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. — read the full passage →

The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.

All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; — read the full passage →

looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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

Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.

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

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.

Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.

Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Jesus answered, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

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

The Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them 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 Yahweh was on me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Yahweh, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. — read the full passage →

but let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says Yahweh.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”