+DEV+ Whose Temple?

Date: December 9, 2012 11:31 PM
Topic: +DEV+  Whose Temple?

Whose Temple?

"Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
Scripture Focus: 2 Corinthians 4:4-7

The other day I heard someone on TV proudly say, "My body is a temple!" He meant that he didn't do anything unhealthy to his body. However, the word temple means "a building used for worship of a god." One had to wonder what "god" this person was worshiping in his temple. The god of self?

There is another definition for temple. It's "a place in which God specially dwells," as in the Old Testament tabernacle. These are the kind of temples we believers in Christ are: dwelling places for God. When we ask Jesus into our hearts, the Holy Spirit makes His home in us. We honor God by giving our bodies to Him, in gratitude for the high cost with which we were redeemed, the incalculable price of Jesus' blood. The Holy Spirit changes us so that we no longer live our lives for ourselves. Instead we live for Him.

But there is more! The Holy Spirit shines God's glory out from us, transforming us into living revelations of the Light of life to the world around us. Our lives speak loudly of His goodness.

Insight: Holy Ghost with light divine; shine upon this heart of mine; see to thee I yield my heart; shed thy life through every part. (Rowland Hill, 1782)