Honor
the Lord with Your Body
TODAY’S
SCRIPTURE
You were bought at a price.
Therefore honor God with your body.
1 Corinthians 6:20, NIV.
TODAY’S
WORD
Scripture says that your
body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, and we are to honor the Lord with our
bodies. How do you do that? You take care of it. You respect it. You treat it
as valuable. You use your body to bring Him glory. When you stand strong
against temptation, you are honoring the Lord with your body. When you take
care of yourself by eating properly and getting enough sleep, you are honoring
the Lord with your body. You are saying, “Lord, thank You for this gift of
life. I am choosing to take care of myself so that I can serve You with my
whole heart, mind and strength.”
As we enter into the new
year, many people make new goals about their health. Let this be an
encouragement to you to stay on track with good habits. As you honor the Lord
with your body, you will be strengthened and empowered by His peace. You’ll be
able to stand against temptation and embrace the good things He has in store
for you!
PRAYER
FOR TODAY
Father, today I commit to
honor You with my body. Thank You for the gift of life. Thank You for
empowering me against temptation. Show me the plan You have for me today so
that I can honor You in everything I do in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22–23 (NIV)
God supplies more and more and more of his love today, tomorrow, and forever. The prophet Jeremiah says God’s merciful love never fails. His love is like a bottomless cup of coffee served fresh every morning.
Since God’s compassion starts fresh every morning, you will never reach a point where his love runs out. This means you can never blow it so bad that God will abandon you. He is the God-of-second-chances. If you’re uncertain that God can (or has) forgiven you for things you did in the past, ask him to help you replace your fears with faith.
Talk about it –
God will make it so. The Hebrew word for faithfulness is related to the word amen, which means “so be it.” When you close a prayer with amen, you’re quite literally acknowledging that God is faithful to make it so. How will your prayers change now that you know God will make it so?
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