There Is a Fountain

Our American culture generally accepts the fact that aging must be accompanied by degenerative diseases. We tend to expect a wide variety of painful or unpleasant conditions such as arthritis, painful joints, bone loss, gum disease, senility, failing hearing, poor eye sight, and so on. This is a fallacy that should be dispelled as we study the scriptures and realize that it is not God's desire for aging to be accompanied by unpleasant physical conditions.

The concept of this book is not new. It is an old idea that has been, for the most part, lost somewhere between the Resurrection of our Lord and today's Twenty-first Century Church. Most modern-day people would find this ancient idea incredible. Even devoted Christians may scoff and say it is unrealistic. But the Bible teaches that it is a truth, even if it is one that has been ignored or forgotten. What is that concept? It is the basic truth that we need not suffer illness or disease along with the inevitable accumulation of years. We can, in fact, maintain excellent health and youthfulness to the end of life, even to 120 years. In a nutshell, what is this novel yet ancient idea? It is this: We do not need to become infirm with age. We can accumulate years without suffering from illness, weakness, loss of various functions, and without debilitating conditions. Readers who study The Holy Bible will find familiar scriptures cited herein (using The King James Version.) If you are not familiar with the King James Version and you do not wish to use it, you can look up the scriptures in any version you prefer. These scriptures should provide renewed faith and inspiration.

Yes, death is inevitable. (Hebrews 9: 27) Unless our Lord returns before we die, we will go through that dark valley. But there is nothing in God's word that says we must grow feeble and infirm before we die. There is nothing that says we must suffer years of pain before we die. We may accumulate many chronological years, but as we age, we do not need to "grow old" in the traditional sense of the word, carrying with us degenerative diseases, disabilities, senility, imperfect hearing, or weak eye sight. We can be old in years but not in body or mind. We can be elderly without being senile, weak, sick or disabled.

In some cultures people live to an advanced age in full possession of their faculties, but to our "modern" way of thinking in our American culture, old people are too often rendered incapable or incapacitated. In cultures where old age is something to be revered and respected, people do not dread it as they do in our culture. The elderly are the mentors and advisers of their families. Many elders continue to work, as they are not handicapped by debilitating conditions. The people of those cultures do not expect such conditions to accompany aging, and hence, they do not experience those conditions. We know that we often bring upon ourselves the things we expect or the things we fear will happen. In Job 3:25, we read: "For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me."

It is not God's will for the elderly to suffer any more than He wants anyone to suffer. We must differentiate between growing old chronologically (by the number of years as counted by our calendar) and aging physiologically (showing signs such as senility, bone loss, weak joints, etc.) We will all age chronologically if we are permitted to live a normal, long life. Barring premature death, i.e., from an accident or catastrophe, one will certainly accumulate years. But being old in years does not mean one must be old in terms of failing vitality and health in body and mind. This book will show you scriptures to prove that it is possible for you to remain youthful all your life. Unlike many other books on the subject of health and youth, this book takes a Christian perspective. Asking God for miracles in faith is the key. There is no room for doubt. If you have unshakeable, radical faith in God you can receive amazing blessings.

Some of the most popular books today are on the subject of maintaining youth, slowing the aging process, looking and feeling younger than you are. But many are not from a Christian perspective. Such books emphasize diet and/or exercise, positive attitude and meditation. Those things are good. But many of these authors extol false religions, humanistic philosophies or various other non-Christian doctrines. The fact is that they do not provide the answers to perpetual health and youth because they are not taking their views from the Bible. In fact, some of those motivational speakers/writers ignore the Bible completely--or else they take isolated verses out of context to use for their own purposes.

Trusting Christ can bring divine healing, even rejuvenation. It is Christ who provides the fountain for our salvation, our healing, and our youth. It is His desire to respond to our faith by saying, "Thy faith hath made thee whole." (See Mark 5:34; Luke 17:19; Luke 18:42; Mark 10:52; Matthew 9:22.) You do not have to be plagued with physical deterioration as you age. The adverse conditions attributed to the aging process are not inevitable; you can maintain your health and your youth right up until the day God calls you home. The Word of God--the infallible scriptures found in The Holy Bible--tell us that God wants us to remain healthy and young regardless of how many years we may accumulate. If you can exercise your faith, you can obtain miracles.