Honoring The Lord With Our Body

We live in a society that dismisses God's existence and His holiness.

Pleasure, comfort and self-interests drive many individuals, unfortunately, at the cost of ruining their lives and others in a lust driven frenzy to appease the appetites of the flesh.

Sadly, many on that day will find themselves standing before a holy God. 2 Corinthians 5:10 says, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad." (NIV).

Remember Paul was writing to the Corinthian church of which many members had come out of perverted lifestyles, others were thieves, greedy, drunkards, slanderers and swindlers (I Corinthians 6:9-11). Through God's power the Corinthian church and we today can live a holy life in a corrupt and fallen world.

Beloved, let me encourage to present your bodies to the Lord starting in the morning when your feet touch the floor and all through the day and in the evening. It will cause you to be more aware that God sees and hears your heart's desire to be holy. In presenting your body, this is an opportunity to be honest with the Lord especially in times of temptation.

I often pray lifting up my hands, "Lord, I present my body to You - Your temple - in which You dwell. I give you my ears to hear Your voice. My eyes to look only upon You. And my lips to bless you. My legs and feet to keep in step with the Spirit of God. Help me, Lord, to live a holy life!"

We honor the Lord with our bodies by every member glorifying Him in all we do!

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. (I Corinthians 6:20, NIV).