Your Body Is A Temple Of The Holy Spirit Within You

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall be one flesh.” But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Have you thought about clearing the clutter from your life? Sometimes a garage serves as “storage” for things that probably aren’t used, but simply take up space. When you open the door, you might even be ashamed of how much space is being taken up with junk. So, every so often, we clean our garages out. Our hearts and minds are a lot like that – they accumulate lots of clutter. As we rub shoulders with the world, perhaps unknowingly, we pick up ungodly thoughts and attitudes. We think that life is all about us. We demand our rights. We react bitterly to those who have hurt us. Before long, our hearts and minds are no longer clean and orderly. And while we think we can hide the mess, eventually it will show.

Perhaps it is time to set aside a spiritual workday and, with His help, get to work clearing out the clutter. Discard those thoughts of bitterness. Bag up and throw out the old patterns of sensual thoughts. Organize your attitudes. Fill your heart with the beauty of God’s Word. Make it clean to the core, and then leave the door open for all to see!

Don’t let the Spirit reside in a cluttered heart. Take some time to clean it up today!

Our Daily Bread – March 14, 2009