Hi
How was your weekend? Busy? Relaxed? Restful? Blessed? I pray the you are recharged enough for the work week ahead.
Here’s today’s Holy Nougat™
that each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 1 Thessalonians 4:4 NIV
What might controlling our bodies entail? And how might we honor God through our bodies?
If our bodies house the presence of God (as God’s word indicates), then there is a very real (spiritual) sense In which our bodies are set apart for the sacred, rather than the profane/secular. In that regard, we have already established that as Christians, our bodies are purposed for holiness.
Further, when God’s Word and Spirit have secured permanent resident status, our aim is for a closer relationship where God is honored in all we do (ouch). And, if we seek to honor God who dwells within, we just may be inclined to faithfully, though fearfully, relinquish control.
That includes being so connected with God and the Spirit of God, that we are able to recognize and attend to the Word stirring our hearts and mobilizing us. No more “a voice”, “something said” or “I feel as though” without the accompanying recognition that ‘the Voice’, ‘Something saying’ or ‘the Feeling that’ is God’s Spirit connecting with ours. [And yes, some hear other voices; but when we’ve established that special bond with God, it ought to be God’s Spirit which we hear mostly]
Let’s choose to hear God today and move toward honoring God in all we do.
Thanks for sharing this time with me and with God !
In Christ’s love and grace . . .
