1 Corinthians 6:19-20
"Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore, glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's."
Once again, the Bible is clear. We no longer own our own bodies, for Christ purchased us by his blood on the cross of Calvary and made oour lives his living temple.
The implications of this are not too hard to see. In all ways, we are to give God glory by the ways we treat our bodies. This applies not only to sin, but also within the ordinary events of life.
Of all peoples, Christians should be most concerned about treating our bodies as a temple. You know, watching what we eat, what we bring before our eyes, where we go, what we do, etc. As God's temple, we do not go through life alone. We make this journey according to the touch of the Spirit who now owns us and dwells within us.
One way to look at this is according to the concept of a bond servant. We are the ones, like a bondservant, who have willingly sold our lives to another. We are now living solely according to God's mercies, acting our thankfulness in our bodies for so great a salvation.
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you sending your Spirit to make me fully yours. I willingly give up my life for your will. Amen.
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