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Honouring God With My Body

Friday October 20, 2023

God made our bodies to be a home for His Holy Spirit.  It goes against the “worldly wisdom of our time” to acknowledge the truth that our bodies are not our own but belong to God.  Life with God in recovery gives us the opportunity to explore and experience this truth.

Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God?  You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price.  So you must honor God with your body. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NLT) 

It’s important that we keep a healthy balance in all our activities, not just in those related to staying free from our addictive habits.  Anything can become a demanding passion when we allow it to become the primary focus of our life.  Exercise, food, healthy socializing and sleep are all important components of a recovered life but they, in themselves, don’t give us life.  Even healthy activities can become addictive if they are foremost in our thoughts and consume most of our time.  We are to honour God in all we say and do.

od’s Word tells us:  Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. (Ephesians 4:29 NLT)

Our attitude and words are important indicators of whether or not our bodies are a home where God’s Holy Spirit dwells.  We need to deal with complaining, fault finding, persistent arguing, blaming etc.  The poison of bitter resentment and grudges needs to be cleansed from our system.  Are we spending more time talking about our problems than seeking possible solutions?  Does our attitude and speech encourage others?

Let’s make every effort to cleanse God’s Holy Temple and live a life that is pure and Holy in His sight.


Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I acknowledge that my body is not my own.  I belong to You.  Cleanse me from secret sins and make me a person useful in Your service.  Amen

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