#Immunity

The human body is an amazing thing.  From the time a baby is separated from it's mother, it is on it's own. Nourishment comes through it's mouth and not the umbilical cord.  It breathes through it's nose.  It's immune system has received  a good start from it's mother, but now has to build on to that foundation.

It is so natural for babies to crawl before they walk and the floor is the place where that happens and floors are not always clean.  Babies put everything they can into their mouths, dirty or not, and sometimes unwashed  thumbs.  Try as they can, mothers cannot keep everything clean all the time, but perhaps that is a good thing.  A body gradually builds resistance to germs as it becomes exposed to them over time.  If all things were sanitized there would be no opportunity to build a strong immune system.  So, playing in the dirt and making mud pies and eating finger food is really doing a beneficial thing for the body.

It has been said that 'nail-bitters' may have a healthier immunity because of all the germs occupying space under the nails.  Exposing the skin to moderate amounts of sun creates Vitamin D on the skin and taking Vitamin D3 and C strengthens the immune system. The body has resources built in itself to fight invaders.  Physically speaking we are in good shape in this world, but then, there is the spiritual world and we need resources to survive in good health.

Jesus told his followers that they were to 'be in the world, but not of it' which means that while we live on this planet we are not to absorb the world's system into our lives. We are not to play in the mud.  We do have a spiritual immune system; "Christ in you, the hope of Glory" and resources to strengthen it.  The Word of God is better than Vitamin D3 to the soul.  A daily dose of God's Word will do wonders to give you the ability to fight invaders and shore up your faith and keep you healthy.