Pensées sur le Verset du Jour...
Nous sommes le temple de Dieu ! Dieu vit en nous. Ce que nous faisons dans notre corps fait partie de notre adoration envers lui. Nous sommes appelés non seulement à nous abstenir de l'impureté, mais nous sommes appelés à glorifier Dieu dans nos corps et à honorer le sacrifice par lequel notre sainteté a été achetée.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
We are God's temple! God lives in us! We are a holy dwelling of the living and almighty God! WOW!!!
We were made Holy by the price Jesus paid to redeem us (1 Peter 1:18-20). So, now what we do in our bodies is part of the worship we give to God just as much as what we do when we get together with other Christians in worship (Romans 12:1-2). We are called to not only abstain from impurity, but we are called to glorify God in our bodies and honor the sacrifice of Jesus by living holy lives each day. This is worship because we are where God lives through his Spirit. Holy living is not a burden, but a way to say "Thank you!" and offer praise to God for what he has done for us and what he has made in us! We are the temple of God in the Holy Spirit!
Ma Prière...
Père, je t'avoue que je perds parfois de vue combien mon corps est précieux pour Toi. Avec le vieillissement et les autres défis qui me rappellent quotidiennement que mon corps est un vaisseau de décomposition, j'ai du mal à croire que je puisse te glorifier avec. S'il te plaît, à travers ton Esprit intérieur, stimule en moi une révérence et une appréciation plus profondes de ta présence en moi. Au nom de Jésus, mon sacrifice expiatoire, je prie. Amen.
My Prayer...
Father, I confess to you that I sometimes lose sight of how precious my body is to you and how important what I do with my body is in giving you thanks and praise. With physical temptations so near, I easily forget that it is a holy temple, a place of honor and worship that I offer to you. With aging and the other challenges that daily remind me that my body is a vessel of decay,* I find it hard to believe that I can glorify you with it. Please, through your indwelling Spirit, quicken me to a deeper reverence and appreciation for your presence in me as you renew my body, your temple, day by day. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
* 2 Corinthians 4:16-18.
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