“Our body is God’s temple”

“Or do you not know that Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within You, whom you have within you, who you have from God 6:19

Verse Reflections:  This is one of my favorite verses in the Bible.  Think of all the beautiful instructions God gave the temple builders in the Old Testament.  King David gave personal treasures of silver and gold to decorate the temple.  In other words, the temple is made of the most precious treasures on earth.  This is the place where the Holy Spirit dwells – in our bodies here on earth.  It is already gorgeous and stunning because of the light within.  Today we must claim that beauty and know that God died for us, gave us the forgiveness of everything, anything we have done and will do.  We must thank Him by glorifying Him with our bodies.  We must know that we are already His temple and we are already made of the most precious treasures.  May we shine today with His light and know we are beautiful as we eat in thanksgiving to Him.  May we eat foods that the Holy Spirit will enjoy, the foods that God himself has made.

Prayer:  Father, I am filled with a beautiful warmth this morning as I celebrate the body You have given me.  Thinking of it this way allows me to look in the mirror with different eyes.  I love You so much and to think that you created me to be a temple, the place that the Holy Spirit lives makes me rise above myself and love everything about this image.  I want to go beyond, I want to live for You when I think of myself as a Holy Place.  Today we are going to enjoy being “set apart” as Your temple.  Hmmm it even makes me want to dress differently.  I am going to pick out a regal outfit to honor You today.  Love You.