1 Corinthians 3:16-17
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
Romans 12:1
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
In the gluttonous, feel good, "me first" society of 21st century America, this concept is one of the hardest for us to accept. Most of us have been raised in society that tells us we "deserve" good things. That good times are accompanied by alcohol, tobacco and drugs. That "comfort food" is necessary in our life. That excess is a sign of our prosperity.
We certainly have bought the lie from the pit. In 2004, the average debt level representing credit card and car loan debt, but excluding mortgages, was approximately $18,700 per US household. In 2005, 30% of Americans were obese and well over 1/2 were overweight. I can only assume the numbers have increased. We bombard our senses with trash from every imaginable source. The Internet, television, radio, magazines and billboards show us that excess is fun and being conservative is fuddy duddy.
Even in the face of the bill: the epidemic of diabetes, the car title loan companies springing up like mushrooms in our community, the studies that show us the damage that alcohol and tobacco does, we stubbornly cling to our right to destroy ourselves. We say that denying ourselves is legalistic and that Christ came to free us from the Law. However, the only time you see Christ display anger and violence in the scriptures is when He sees the temple being profaned by the money changers. Christ does want our temples pure and holy. Pray about what He would take from your life to purify your temple.
In His service for His glory,
Deborah
16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
Romans 12:1
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
In the gluttonous, feel good, "me first" society of 21st century America, this concept is one of the hardest for us to accept. Most of us have been raised in society that tells us we "deserve" good things. That good times are accompanied by alcohol, tobacco and drugs. That "comfort food" is necessary in our life. That excess is a sign of our prosperity.
We certainly have bought the lie from the pit. In 2004, the average debt level representing credit card and car loan debt, but excluding mortgages, was approximately $18,700 per US household. In 2005, 30% of Americans were obese and well over 1/2 were overweight. I can only assume the numbers have increased. We bombard our senses with trash from every imaginable source. The Internet, television, radio, magazines and billboards show us that excess is fun and being conservative is fuddy duddy.
Even in the face of the bill: the epidemic of diabetes, the car title loan companies springing up like mushrooms in our community, the studies that show us the damage that alcohol and tobacco does, we stubbornly cling to our right to destroy ourselves. We say that denying ourselves is legalistic and that Christ came to free us from the Law. However, the only time you see Christ display anger and violence in the scriptures is when He sees the temple being profaned by the money changers. Christ does want our temples pure and holy. Pray about what He would take from your life to purify your temple.
In His service for His glory,
Deborah
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