Sozo

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward. (Isaiah 58:8)

I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. (Isaiah 57:18)

Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. (Jeremiah 33:6)

Physical health is connected to spiritual health. God wants us to have physical health and therefore he has given us detailed instructions on obtaining it. These instructions are found mostly in the Torah: they include limitations on meat consumption and hygiene standards. But physical health is also often a metaphor for spiritual health. It is interesting that the Greek word used in the Christian Scriptures for "save" in the context of the salvation of the gospel is "sozo" which also means "heal". There is an interesting book about this called D'sozo. Jesus saves us from our sins (Mat 1:21) or we could say heals us from our sins. Jesus is the great physician. He heals people from physical disease and heals people from spiritual disease. We should be like Jesus. We should help people as much as we can to live healthier lives physically as well as spiritually. Being a disciple of Jesus means a life of selfless service to humanity on God's terms. We must not heal the physical without the spiritual. We often try to save the sinner without healing his disease but we would be more effective if we did both.
Lord please help me to have the selfless love I need to follow Jesus.