Building Better Health Biblically

“And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:9-10

Water makes up about two thirds of our body weight and every system in our body depends on water.  Even mild dehydration (lack of water) will drain our energy and affects the body’s ability to carry out normal functions.  An essential element for survival, we can only last a few days without it. Continue reading →

And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water.”  So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.  God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning— the second day.   Genesis 1:6-8

The second provision God made for mankind (and all the earth) was the air we breathe.

When we think of the sky, we think of oxygen.  So important is oxygen, we can only live minutes without it, and it is needed by every cell of our bodies.   Continue reading →

To build the proper foundation on which to build our health, we need the right information.  Genesis provides a blueprint of exactly what the body needs.  Almost every provision man would ever need was made during the 6 days of creation, including the need for rest on the 7th day.  With the fall of man came new challenges as our perfect foundation was cracked.  In the next few posts, we will observe God’s perfect provision for man.

Let there be light. Continue reading →