1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Your Body, His Temple 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; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body, (1 Cor. 6:19-20). This is a body conscious world. Many products to clean up, paint up, and fix-up. Great concern about physical shape. Diets abound: low fat this, low fat that. Diet pills. Exercise clubs, exercise machines, etc. Great concern about physical health. Watch that cholesterol, reduce that salt, eat more roughage. The Christian adds another dimension to concern for the body. The day you became a Christian, something happened to your body. Another dimension was added to your being. Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Dont you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit? This reminds us of the temple in the O.T. What great care was given to its design. What immense wealth was placed into its construction. Then King David said to the whole assembly: My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LORD God. 2With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God -- gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble -- all of these in large quantities. 3Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple: 4three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, 5for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate himself today to the LORD? (1 Chr. 29:1-5). The people were to know that God dwelt there. That is why it was furnished with such greatness: because it was to be the house of God. Note the day of dedication of Solomons temple (2 Chron. 7:1-3 and 12-15). 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it. When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, He is good; his love endures forever. But there is no such place in the age of grace. This building we are in is not Gods temple. This building is not even a church, just the place the church meets. The eternal covenant, Gods desire to fellowship with His creation, the walk in the garden, Exodus 25:8, John 1:14, 1 Cor. 1:9. THE CROSS Jesus replied, If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him (John 14:23). Your body is the temple of God. Be careful where it goes. Be careful what it does. Be careful what it ponders. Be careful how it reacts.
Posted on: Sun, 25 May 2014 15:51:19 +0000
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