"Physical training is good, but TRAINING FOR GODLINESS is much better, promising benefits in this life and the life to come."
Training for Godliness is important to everyone. Spiritual training is much better for us then physical training because we will lose this body and be given a new spiritual body that will last eternally. We benefit from TRAINING FOR GODLINESS, in this life and in the life to come!
Do you work out physically every day? Are you involved in a physical training program that requires your time and effort on a regular basis? Are you attempting to keep your body young and beautiful? How much time do you spend training for Godliness? Do you put forth the same effort and time for spiritual training?
Physical training has some value. It is useful for the short time you are here on earth to maintain you body health. Spiritual training for Godliness is even more important and of greater value in that your earthly body will decay and die but your spirit will live on with the Lord eternally. Spiritual training holds a promise in this life and the life to come. Knowing this One Truth Today, what should our position be on the effort spent in training? Where should we place our emphasis? Physical training is good, but training for Godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and the life to come.
Think of reading and digesting the scriptures as a workout to improve your Godliness. Think of attending church and understanding the sermons as mind building and praising God. Learn God's laws and His Word and listen to His prophets as a way to grow and build your spiritual muscles. Internalize the daily bread of His Word as the sustenance needed to build a strong spiritual body. In this case, the more you eat the healthier you will become. So even though while we are present here on the earth we should strive to be healthy in body, we must never neglect the spiritual training for Godliness. Spiritual training will last forever! Keep the eternal perspective at all times and remember your home is not here but in Heaven with the Lord!
