In our media-driven society, we are flooded with what to eat, what to wear, how to look, and how to appeal to others. The barrage of messages can overwhelm a soul that is not centered in Christ. Those images and messages are not from God, yet so often are taken to heart. “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.” – (I Corinthians 6:19-20)
Though we are given the freedom to choose, when we choose Christ, we are no longer our own, but instead, we are now His. Each one of us are His craftsmanship, created in His image; prepared to do good works, representing Him well, before those around us. What we choose to do with the temple, (our body) in which His Spirit dwells, matters. If we care for our bodies, avoiding sin that has been explained throughout scripture, not giving in to gluttony nor other indulgences, we are honoring God with what we have been given. Christ sacrificed His own body on the cross, so that we could have life in ours. May we choose well, to honor God with our entire being.
Though we have a choice,
we need to choose well;
for freedom unchecked,
is pathway to hell.
Yet freedom in Christ,
teaches us to trust;
the Spirit within,
and hear Him, we must.
We are His temple,
where Spirit resides;
if we will listen,
He’ll lead and He’ll guide.
May we honor God,
with our whole being;
let the lost be found,
and blind start seeing.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that You paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Thank You that Your Spirit dwells in the hearts of all who believe. Forgive us for not treating our bodies as Your temple, by overindulging or by neglecting needs. Teach us to care properly for the body that we have been given, so that we can best honor You each day. Thank You that we belong to You, and that You are willing and available to lead and guide us in the ways in which we are meant to go. Thank You that You care about even the smallest of details, as You are the one who knit us together in our mother’s womb. May we listen and obey all that You ask of us, and may many come to know You, personally, as their Savior and King. Let us love and serve others as You so lavishly love and care for us. Be exalted in everything we say and do, and may we live as though we are merely the tenants of these temples in which we dwell, as we treat them as treasures belonging to You. Amen.
© Shannon Elizabeth Moreno and Revelations in Writing, May 2011 – present.
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. – Psalm 34:8
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