What is more refreshing than a cup of cold water when you are thirsty? Some might answer a Diet Coke or a Pepsi is better yet. But I’d still say clear, cold water hits the spot and it’s healthy, too.
Nearly every health plan includes a recommendation of approximately eight, eight-ounce glasses of water a day. Water is good for our bodies. Water fills us up so we aren’t so hungry. Cold water encourages our bodies to warm the fluid increasing our metabolic rate slightly. Water replenishes the body’s fluid during and after exercise. Water helps remove body waste and it helps the body burn fat. Water is good for our brains, our skin, and our blood pressure.
The debate over how much water to drink in a day will continue but it has been a staple for life since Jesus’ time.
“I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward,” (Mark 9:41 NIV).
The kindness of offering water to a guest or a needy person continues to be a blessing as valuable as an offering to God. Let’s consider carrying extra bottles of water in our cars so we can share with someone in need and be refreshed as we need water, too.
Lift a cup of water to our lips and savor the refreshment created by God alone.
by Gloria D. Stewart
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