The Temple of our Body

 Job 34; 1 Corinthians 4-6 

“But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit…Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.”

1 Corinthians 6:17, 19, 20

It is the indwelling presence of the Lord Jesus through his Holy Spirit in our lives that sanctifies us and sets us apart for holy service. Our spirit unites with the Lord’s Spirit and we become one with him. When we choose sexual sin over intimacy with the Lord through his Spirit, we are defiled and the temple must be cleansed for intimacy with the Lord to be restored. The Lord’s jealous love for our affection and devotion, once experienced, becomes a powerful deterrent to willful sin.

How would we describe the state of the temple of our bodies?

How would the Lord describe his temple?

“Lord Jesus, your intimacy is better than any other. I offer you my body as your temple, for your glory.”