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I Must
Not
Become A Slave To Anything
1 Corinthians 6
12 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.
13 You say, “Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food.” (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) But you can’t say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality.
They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies.
19 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,
20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
Observation
Food,
Sex, Alcohol, Drugs (prescription or illegal), Gambling, Pornography,
Cigarettes just to name a few, we should not be a slave to any of these! Okay
you are probably not going to read the rest of this blog because I have gone to
meddling!
Please take time to read and think about this.
Why? Because you and I
were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies!
Yesterday,
my two daughters and two of my grandchildren brought over my birthday present.
Jenny and Debby and their kids went in together to get me a special gift. I am
now a proud owner of a Fitbit! Not just any Fitbit mind you this is a Charger 2
Fitbit! This thing is amazing!
As
I think about this passage from 1 Corinthians 6 this morning I can’t help be
reminded that the Lord cares about my body. He paid a high price to ransom me
from sin and certain destruction. So I must honor God with my body!
He
paid a high price for your body too! We can’t afford to be couch potatoes. It
is not okay to abuse our bodies with Food, Sex, Alcohol, Drugs (prescription or
illegal), Gambling, Pornography, Cigarettes … or INACTIVITY!
If
you have one of these Fitbit’s I understand that you can challenge me and we
can encourage each other. My account is set up under Eddy Williams; my email
address is pastoreddy.kathy@gmail.com
Application
I
will exercise and take care of my body. I will not become a slave to anything
except Jesus. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I know that my girls’ bringing me that Fitbit was something that made
You smile. I know that what I do with my body is important to You. I know that
You care about me and I know that You paid a high price for me.
I
know that You care about those who may be reading this blog. Help them to stop
abusing their bodies. Don’t let them be slaves to anything. Give them the strength
and power to stop whatever it is and give them victory over whatever has
enslaved them. Give them victory so they can bring You glory and honor!
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