WITNESS
1-24-13
PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL TRAINING
“For physical training
Is of some value
But godliness
Has value for all things
Holding a promise
For both the present life
And the life to come”
1 Timothy 4:8
When I was younger
I used to run
Five miles a day
Lift weights 3 times a week
Play ball
Do anything and everything
That I could do physically
But sadly
Illness and age
Has robbed me of much of that
But for everything
I have lost along the way
God has given me
Some other gifts
Earth is just our temporary home
Our ultimate destination
Is to spend eternity with God
To live a life everlasting
With our ONE supreme being
“But now
That you have been
Set free from sin
And have become slaves to God
The benefit that you reap
Leads to holiness
And the result is ETERNAL LIFE
For the wages of sin
Is death
But the gifts of God
Is eternal life
In Christ Jesus our Lord”
Romans 6:22-23
I see people
Of ALL ages-weights-and sizes
Walking-running-pumping weights
Etc., etc., etc.
I want you to know
That if I still could
I would be out there
Right along beside you
I see people taking vitamins
Eating right
And I TRY to do this too
But SADLY
In today’s world
Many of us
Have become so focused
On the physical part of our life
That we have neglected
The spiritual part of our lives
We have NEGLECTED God
Many of us
Have cut God
Out of our lives
And I can think
Of no greater tragedy
Than to live our lives
Without knowing God
“As you come to him
The LIVING STONE
-Rejected by men-
But CHOSEN
by God and precious to him-
You also like living stones
Are being built into
A spiritual house
To be a holy priesthood
Offering spiritual sacrifices
Acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” 1 Peter 2:4-5
Please know
That as you daily
Build your physical house
That I would
Be right beside you
If I could
And please know
That as you build your spiritual house
I am right beside you
Trying to build mine
After all-earth is
JUST OUR TEMPORARY HOME
Robert P. Wallman
8-21-12
Ps WITNESS 1-24-13
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