https://odb.org/2024/03/04/he-dwells-within
When we accept Jesus into our lives, He comes and stays within us. He dwells in our lives. That is why Paul describes our bodies as a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19), and thus, even though our earthen vessels are in a fallen state and we age, get weaker and decay by the day, our bodies were nevertheless redeemed at a high cost by Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. Therefore, we need to honour God with our bodies. The argument that our fiesh is sinful and only our soul is holy and thus we may do anything we like with our flesh is clearly wrong. We need to respect our body as it is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, the decisions we make in this world will determine where we will be in the afterlife.
With Christ in our lives, He becomes the head of our family. In fact, where Christ dwells and is the Lord is the Kingdom of God. He makes changes and transforms families. For example, with Christ as our head, we go to church every Sunday. We serve God in church and at our workplace. We refrain from immoral and unethical conduct. We do what is right. We respond to God when we see a need. We give to others when prompted by the Holy Spirit because all we have is not ours. We are stewards for His eternal glory. We worship no other gods except the Great I Am, Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, our Heavenly Father. As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. We will not let the worries of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the Word in our lives.
As we begin the week this morning, let us be reminded that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and that we are ambassadors for Christ on behalf of our family and our church. Work with integrity and diligence and discipline. Make our Father in heaven proud of who and what we are at our workplace and wherever we are and wherever we go. Have an anointed and blessed week ahead, my dear friends!
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