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God wants
us to be holy -- and 1 Corinthians 3:16
says it this way, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of
God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile [or
destroy] the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is
holy."
The "temple" in this scripture is your body. And
according to this verse, our bodies are to be holy. To be holy means to be
set apart, to be separated unto something and separated from
something else. Recently, as I was thinking about that, I was reminded
of something else in the Word that God calls holy -- the tithe. Suddenly, I
realized that our bodies are much like the tithe! The Bible teaches us that
the tithe is devoted (just like God wants us to be). That means it
has been set aside for God. It's a holy thing. It's set apart for God's
use. If you're a believer and in covenant with God, every time you
increase, 10 percent of that increase is holy. If you don't tithe, that 10
percent still belongs to God, and the Bible says you are robbing God.
The Hebrew word in
Scripture that means devoted, charman, actually means devoted to
destruction. So a person's tithe can be devoted to God or to destruction.
If they give it to God, it becomes devoted to Him. If they keep it, and rob
Him of it, it becomes devoted to destruction.
Now, in the light of that,
lets read 1 Corinthians 3:16 again: Know ye not
that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile [or destroy] the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for
the temple of God is holy." Just like the
tithe, your body, the temple of the Holy Ghost, is holy. And just like if
you keep the tithe, it will be devoted to destruction, if you defile your
body, it will be on a course for destruction as well. If you don't keep
your body the way you should, by obeying God, your body will begin to
destruct. This is the law of sowing and reaping in action. The more a
person takes drugs, drinks alcohol, partakes in pornography or adultery, and
all other kinds of sin, the more quickly he or she will die.
Can this be true for a
believer? Yes. The law of sowing and reaping works just like natural laws
that govern this earth. Gravity works for believers and unbelievers alike.
So does the law of sowing and reaping. Let's take this a step further.
Consider this in regard to your body and healing. Your body is holy, set
apart, consecrated, devoted. Therefore, no sickness or disease has a right
in your body. No sickness or disease has a right in the temple of God--and
that temple has no business living unholy or carnally.
God has
called us, as His sons and daughters, to live set apart and
sanctified...holy. To be holy simply means that we obey God in everything
He tells us to do -- that we live for him and stop participating in the
world's ways.
Lord, help me to honor my
temple, and to give of my first fruits what is due to you. In Jesus' name.
Amen.
Devotion Written
or Posted By: Pastor
Pat Aman Book © 1996/2009 "Coffee With Pat Daily
Devotionals"
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James Bible
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