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Today is Friday, September 3, 2010
GREAT GAIN…
In 1st Timothy 6:6, we read that “Godliness with contentment is great gain.”
Few people seem able to treat their resources as a servant instead of a master. It seems so natural and sensible to grasp rather than to give. Even as followers of Christ, we may mistakenly believe that "godliness is a means of gain" (1 Tim 6:5).
To counter that dangerous mindset, the apostle Paul wrote, "Godliness with contentment is great gain… and having food and clothing with these we shall be content." Perhaps we should consider that contentment is not an economic quality, but a spiritual attainment. It is not a state of “accounts” but a state of the heart.
Are you a confirmed grasper or a contented giver? It will be demonstrated by what you do with what you have.
Honor God With Your Body…
In 1 Corinthians 6, verses 19-20, Paul says, “You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.”
Your body is a temporary house that you occupy before moving into eternity. The body itself is not evil, only the sinful nature that manipulates it.
Concerning the human body, Paul first taught the Corinthians that their bodies were “actually parts of Christ.” It would be unthinkable to take Christ’s body and place it in an immoral situation! In the same way, you must consider your body as respectfully as you would Christ’s own body.
Additionally, Paul stated that the body is the “temple of the Holy Spirit.” To use it in outward sin, therefore, obviously grieves Him. If you consider an earthly temple as holy, how much more should you respect a temple where the Holy Spirit is physically present!
Finally, Paul says, “You were bought at a price.” Your body is worth the highest price ever paid for anything—the blood of Jesus. If God sets such a high price on your body, how much more should you cherish it!
I encourage you to value your body, and don’t cheapen it with immorality. Refuse to yield it to the desires of the sinful nature. Keep it pure, and one day it will be glorified like Jesus’ body.
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