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.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
This verse gets used a lot to talk about sexual purity. While that is certainly one element of honoring God with our bodies, it’s unlikely the only intent here.
Too often we fail to nurture our entire self. We might be in great shape, but have not enriched our lives through learning. We may be very well spiritually fed, but also too well physically fed. We may pursue wisdom at the expense of faith in God.
We are God’s — every part of us. We are asked to be good stewards of all our resources, and our own bodies are part of that. So while I generally think I could do a better job of honoring God with my body had he made me 6’8, a strapping 240 who can also run a sub-5 40… Honoring God means I have to do what I can with what he created.
Be God’s — every day.
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