Day 3 – Your body is a temple

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (AMP) “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]? You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.”

Do you see your body as a temple? When we accept Jesus Christ as our Saviour, we are gifted with the Spirit of God wanting to reside in us. Our bodies allow us to see, hear, taste, touch and experience our earthly tent as we go about life. Since we were bought at a valuable price (the Blood of Jesus), our bodies need to glorify God as much as our souls do, to accommodate the Spirit of God in us.

Let’s have a look at a few instruction scriptures regarding our bodies:

  • Glorify God in whatever you do. 1 Corinthians 10:31 (AMP) “So then, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of [our great] God.”
  • Your body is a living sacrifice. Romans 12:1 (NKJV) “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”
  • Your heart determines the condition of your health. Proverbs 17:22 (NKJV) “A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones”

Having a healthy, holy body requires a renewed mind, the Word of God, and an understanding of how you were created. For a moment, reflect on how wonderful God created you, how God knitted together your body and how He expects you to maintain and care for His workmanship.

Psalm 139:14 (NKJV) “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. “

Ephesians 2:10 (NJV) “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank You that I was bought through Your precious Blood. My body is no longer my own. Help me through Your Spirit to Glorify You in all I eat, drink and do. Amen.

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