In Search Of The Fountain Of Youth

In Search Of The Fountain Of Youth
By Pastor Rickey Hunt

People have been searching for the fabled myth of the “Fountain of Youth” for 100’s of years. It was told many different ways, but the two most popular ways were told, was if you took a drink or bathed in this water your youth would be restored.
Here in North America many of the early explorers that came here were not only searching for silver and gold, but many of them were searching for this “Fountain of Youth”. Ponce de Leon was one of those early explorers that came looking for that “Fountain of Youth”. In 1513 he came to what now is known as St. Augustine, Florida in search of this fabled myth. Just as Ponce de Leon searched for this fabled myth, people are still searching today. There are many anti aging studies going on today. Millions of dollars are spent every year on studies trying to find a miracle cure for aging. The military is spending its share also on this same subject. Darpa the Pentagon’s way out research arm has a giant array of programs, meant to make soldiers stronger, smarter, and more resilient.
Many places have facilities to bathe in that supposedly will help or cure your diseases. Most of these places are hot springs that flow with a lot of minerals in them. Hot Springs, Arkansas is well known for the springs, but not for the “Fountain of Youth” type miracles. Close to home we have Dalby Springs where people have drunk the mineral laden water for years hoping that it might help them in some way.
As Christians we don’t have to search very long, because that “Fountain of Youth” is within us. Romans 8:11 tells us that the same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in us and shall quicken our mortal bodies. That word quicken in the greek means to make alive. There is a quickening going on in our bodies that will restore our health if we will believe and receive God’s holy word. Moses was a great example of this quickening power that abides within us. Deuteronomy 34:7 says that Moses was 120 years old when he died, his eyes were not dim nor his natural force abated. In other words he was 120 years old with good eye sight and had a strong body. The search is over. Let’s believe His word!