Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Healthy Living”
Our Bible verse for today: “Don’t you know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “Jesus paid a high price for your body.”
I love the illustration Rick Warren uses to help us understand how much Jesus values our physical bodies. In the TV show “American Pickers and Pawn Stars”, owners of old items bring them to experts in hopes of discovering that their “antique” is worth big money. Invariably the owners believe the item to be worth more than it really is. But the reality is that something is only worth as much as someone else will pay for it. For instance, regardless of how much you think your house is worth, it’s only really worth what someone will pay you for it.
Think about that truth: an item is only worth what someone will pay for it. So how valuable is your physical body to Jesus? Well, He died for it. Yes it’s true that He died first, foremost, and primarily to save your soul, but He died for your physical body too. That was Paul’s whole point in 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, the entire passage is about the physical body.
If Jesus values your physical body so much that He was willing to die to purchase it for His use, don’t you think He wants you to take care of it? As Rick asks, “If you bought a million-dollar race horse would you feed it junk food and keep it up all night?” The answer of course is “no”. You would protect your investment in that horse by taking good care of it. Jesus expects no less from us in how we protect His investment in us. He paid for your life with His life, and He expects you to take care of yourself so He can use you for His purposes.
Join us over the next six weeks at Oak Hill Baptist as we learn how we can be better stewards of not just our physical bodies, but better stewards of our whole lives. On Sunday mornings at 10:00 I will preach a sermon on this subject. Then on Sunday evenings at 6:00 we will study “The Daniel Plan”. Together we will learn how to live lives which are better balanced and healthier.
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 