According to a report in an online journal (disputed by other studies), if one 45-year-old man exercises regularly through the rest of his life and another guy the same age exists as a couch potato, the exercising man will live only 10 months longer.

It’s good to take care of our bodies and it makes sense to exercise if we’re able. But the idea of working hard to extend our live looks futile when compared with “the ultimate life-extension plan.” According to the Bible, you can extend your life from here to eternity.

Look at what the apostle Paul told the people at Thessalonica. Trying to encourage them about Jesus’ return, he wrote, “We who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord” (1 Thess. 4:17). Astounding! Those who make that quick exit will never die. And even if Jesus does not return while you are alive, if you know Him as Savior you will never die spiritually. You have “everlasting life.”

Are you interested in extending your life? Go ahead and exercise. But don’t forget that the ultimate life-extension plan is salvation through Jesus—your guarantee of living forever.
  — Dave Branon