THE TEMPLE

 




As a Christian, do you realize that you are not your own?

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples 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 bodies.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20

What does this mean?

It means that we do not own these flesh and blood bodies anymore. We are caretakers.

Are you honoring the Lord in your body, or are you putting junk into it, physically and spiritually? Are you eating junk food consistently, too much food, fried foods, sodas, desserts, etc.? Are you feeding your spirit with things that are not pleasing to the Lord? Things that are evil, silly, or things that don’t build up your faith? The latest murder mystery, silly jokes, stories, fantasies?

Why is this bad? To begin with our eating habits…if you feed junk to your body, you are playing with your health. The Holy Spirit wants to use your body to reach others for Jesus. You could be cutting your life short by doing this. People may wind up in hell, because you were not there to tell them about Him. Is that dessert worth a lost soul?

Spiritually, whatever we put into our minds is what we will dwell on, and it will become a part of our spirit. We will be thinking about things that are not real…made up stories and evil. We should not be dwelling on these things. The Lord tells us…

“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee.”

Isaiah 26:3

The Holy Spirit will not be able to use to the fullest, those whom He cannot trust. He asks all of us, “Can I trust you?”

You may answer, “Yes.” But again, He will ask, “Can I really trust you?”

This reminds one of the encounter Peter had with Jesus, after Jesus rose from the dead.

So, when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me more than these? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him, Feed My lambs.

He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed My sheep.

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me? And he said unto Him, Lord, Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love Thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed My sheep.

John 21:15-17

The Holy Spirit is asking:

“Do you love Me, can I trust you?”

What will your answer be? Your life and body will be the deciding factors!

Lord, we ask that whoever reads this, will truly have the strength to honor You with their bodies, minds and spirits, and to be what You have called them to be…in the Mighty Name of Jesus. Amen

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