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The Person Is A Physical-Spiritual Unity

1. Job speaks after being devastated by one loss and catastrophe after another:

Job 17:1  "My spirit is broken, my days are cut short, the grave awaits me."

Job 17:7 - "My eyes have grown dim with grief: my whole frame is but a shadow."

1. David is wracked by guilt after something he did:

Psalm 38:4 - "My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear."

Vs 5 - "My wounds fester…because of my sin…."

Vs 7 - "My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body."

Vs 10 - "My heart pounds…..even the light has gone from my eyes."

Vs 11 - "My friends…avoid me….my neighbors stay far away."

Proverbs 3:7-8 - Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and shun evil.

This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

Proverbs 13:12 - Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 14:30 -  A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Proverbs 15:13 - A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 15:30 - A cheerful look bring joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24 - Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and  healing to the bones.

Proverbs 17:22 - A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Proverbs 18:44 - Our spirit sustains us in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear.