1 Corinthians 6:
19-20 makes a profound statement about our physical body, “Do you
not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in
you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were
bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” To be
aware of the body as the dwelling place of the Divine Spirit would
help us to counter the influence of the current secular view of our
physical existence.
The ancient Greek
and Roman religions taught that religion is only a matter of the
spiritual realm. What you did with your body had no bearing on one's
relationship with God. The body was looked upon as inferior to the
soul and not worthy of consideration. They despised the body as only
a temporary prison of the eternal soul. This view is prevalent in the
New Age religion of our day. How things never change.
The point is we must
serve God through the way we treat our body if we want to please
Him. Do you know that your body is a sacred vessel of the Spirit of
wisdom? God wants to show forth His goodness, faithfulness, wisdom
and righteousness in moral and healthy living.
The way the Lord
made us with intricate design, awesome mental and physical powers
shows that He loves us. His commitment to us is not limited by how
long we have the breathe of life. He promises to redeem this body to
a new level of transformation in the victory of the resurrection of
our Lord. 1 Corinthians 6:13-15 says, “The body is not meant for
sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body, By
his power He raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us
also.”
The false play boy
philosophy is pushed upon us in our media. It is the same old outlook
the Gospel came to deliver from. We can only find peace and
fulfillment in keeping the holy moral commands of God to use the body
to honor Him. Who does your body belong to? Isn't it your own
business what I do with it?
We own our body as
a steward handles the property of the master whom he must give an
account to. Our ownership here means responsibility and care. It
does not mean moral and sexual wildness where we do what we please.
Do you know that
you are a temple of the Eternal, Holy Spirit?
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