Not Our Own

 Job 34; 1 Corinthians 4-6 

“But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit…Do you not know 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

Just as the corporate Body of Christ is indwelt by the Holy Spirit when we come together, so our individual bodies are indwelt by the Holy Spirit as we offer our lives to him. When we understand salvation is much more than a sin-exchange and entrance to heaven, but rather, a covenant between two people who now become one, the seal of our salvation is the indwelling Holy Spirit! This is why sin is more than breaking God’s moral code; it is grieving another Person who lives within us. We cannot live as if our bodies were our own to abuse, fill with junk, and ignore when we understand that our bodies become God’s temple at salvation. This is the most intimate picture of salvation we have. The living God now indwells us by his Spirit and communes with us in all we do, think, and experience. We are no longer our own.

“Lord Jesus, I choose to honor you in my body, for your glory.”