As healthy as possible for as long as possible

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “A fresh start in a new year”

Our Bible verse for today: “Don’t you know that your body is the temple 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. So glorify God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (CB)

Our thought for today: “As healthy as possible for as long as possible”

This morning, we will return to our thinking from yesterday regarding the important truth revealed by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 about the fact that our physical body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Paul even says in that passage that your body was purchased by Jesus at a price – His own death on the cross. That means that on the cross Jesus not only purchased your eternal soul to be in heaven, but He also purchased your physical body to be used by Him as a place for His Holy Spirit to live now.

That makes you a walking, talking, mobile temple of the Holy Spirit of God. Everywhere you go, you take the Spirit with you. And not only is He living inside of you, but He accomplishes things in this world through you. The Spirit uses you as the hands and feet of Jesus. Through you the Spirit speaks words of truth to a lost and confused world. Through you He feeds the hungry, houses the homeless, visits the sick and the incarcerated, and a thousand other acts of compassion and mercy all done in the name of and for the sake of Jesus. On the cross Jesus purchased your physical body to be used in that way.

So, returning to our thought from yesterday – each of us has a responsibility to take good care of this temple which houses the Spirit of God for the purpose of carrying on the work of Jesus in this world. Just like a physical temple building made of construction materials will grow old, deteriorate over time, and eventually no longer be functional, so too with your physical body. That’s just the way of the material world. But again, like that physical building, we the owners of that temple have a stewardship responsibility to maintain and take care of it, keeping it in the best condition possible for as long as possible.

As you age, your body will progressively become weaker, sicker, and less capable. But there are things we can all do, at every stage of life, to maintain this temple of the Holy Spirit in the best condition possible for as long as possible. Tomorrow, we will consider some of those ways. For now, resolve that you will do the things necessary to stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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