June 9, 2019
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet and bless everyone in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. The blessed word that God has given for you today is from the book of Proverbs 17:22, “A cheerful heart is good medicine but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, from the above context we realize how important it is to be cheerful and have a Merry Heart. There is a healing effect when we are joyful, and cheerful people. We read in today’s Proverb that a joyful heart is good medicine. We need to be glad, happy or joyful. The idea behind this word is that someone is choosing to rejoice, to consider the good that God has done, rather than the misery and the opportunity to be sad and depressed. That is why we need to seek to maintain a joyful heart.
My Dear Brother and Sister, But a crushed spirit dries up the bones. This kind of broken spirit will, dry up the bones. This is a horrible condition because our bones are not only our main source of strength and stability but they are also the place where our blood is produced. And without our bones we will surely die in short order. We read in the Bible about the Birth of Jesus Christ. Then the angel said to the shepherds who were tending their sheep, “Do not be afraid, for behold I will bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.” We need to hear good news to encourage ourselves and lead a happy life. Cheerfulness of spirit has a great influence upon the body. And contributes much to the health and welfare of it. The Bible says, enjoy life while you have it. Eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart. Live all the days, of your life which He has given you under the sun. So we need to have especially a heart full of spiritual joy and peace of conscience for the weariness of heart also affects, the outward man. A merry heart makes a good medicine. It raises the spirits invigorates the body and fits for service and business.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, thus we need to have a cheerful heart to maintain a healthy body. Avoid being angry or have negative thoughts in your mind. Undo all bitterness if any, from your heart and let there be peace and serenity instead. A healthy mind is necessary to have a healthy body. To attain peace you must inherit the grace of God. The Bible is filled with verses that can bring peace in the middle of struggles, worries, and fear. Our world if full of violence, conflict and turmoil. But God promises his people a peace that surpasses all understanding which will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. God bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Thank you Lord for helping us to understand the need to have a merry heart. Teach us to avoid vain thoughts or hoard bitterness in our hearts. Help us to inherit the nature of godliness, kindness, charity and love.
In Jesus name we pray.
Amen.
