The ‘Big Three’!

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples 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 bodies.”  

Matthew 5:43-44

If I asked you how you could honor God with your body how would you answer that?

It’s the easy way out to say (like the old quote we’ve probably all heard):

“Don’t smoke, don’t chew, and don’t run with the boys who do.”

We run to the obvious – Don’t use drugs, don’t use alcohol, don’t use cigarettes.

While that may be admirable I think it misses the point of these verses.

There often are a thousand acceptable things we can do with our bodies that may not be good for us spiritually.

How about feeding it?

Not overeating, not gorging but just having good nutritious food?

Surely that can’t be wrong can it?

Well, yes – if God is drawing you to fast and you are resisting because its’ too hard on your body then maybe you are missing an opportunity to honor God with your body.

 It doesn’t mean you need to broadcast your fast to the world in order to bring Him glory either.  

Quiet, private obedience can be powerful to honoring God.

How about getting up in the middle of the night and praying when the Spirit of the Lord wakes you?

“But its’ soooo hard, especially now when its’ cold at night in the house.”

Simple ways to honor God or to not!

Maybe they are a bit less obvious than the ‘big three’ but you can be sure God is honored through your acts of obedience!