Bodies

"So glorify God in your body," 1 Corinthians 6:20b.

So what do we do with these bodies that currently make up part of our selves in this world? We enjoy them with the control God created for us to have over them. In Christ we are no longer natural beings but are spiritual beings. Our spirits live now in communion with God's Spirit. He exercises the rule over our bodies. Not the other way around where our bodies' desires control us. God created our bodies to be for the Lord. We do not give them for sexual immorality. No. Rather, God wills that our bodies belong uniquely to our respective spouses. We are not our own.

When we visit with a brother or sister today we yield to the Spirit's control over us. And together we thank God he gives freedom not to obey our bodies' passions but to serve Christ's purposes.