You are Not Your Own

 Joshua 9-11; 1 Corinthians 6 

“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 6:19, 20

Salvation is more than having sins forgiven. We have been saved from the dominion and power of spiritual darkness and death. Jesus’ blood was shed to purchase our freedom. We are no longer slaves to sin. The devil’s first commandment is “do what thou wilt”. His lie is that we are happier living for ourselves.

How many relationships and lives have been damaged or destroyed by this deception?

God’s plan of salvation is to save us from sin, death, and ourselves. God’s offer of freedom is for those who in turn offer their lives to him as temples of the Holy Spirit. It is a deception to think we can receive God’s forgiveness of sin and still live for ourselves with a veneer of religion. This is not salvation; it is another form of bondage. Freedom is found in full surrender to the Lord Jesus and the in-filling each day of the Holy Spirit.

“Lord Jesus, my body is yours, your temple, for your glory, your will, and your mission.”