“Do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body.” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 CSB)
People tend to think of themselves as a physical being, a body. We see ourselves as a body that has a spirit or soul or mind or consciousness. The reality, from a biblical viewpoint, is quite different. We are a soul that has a physical expression created by God called a “body.”
Paul compares the body to a sanctuary, a physical building like the temple, where the Spirit of God resides and people worship God. In fact, the Holy Spirit of God unites with our souls when we come to faith in Jesus and dwells then within us.
The body is God’s temple, and that means it is holy. It is set apart to Him. Paul reminded the Corinthians and us that we are not our own, and that we were bought at a price. The price was the blood of Jesus Christ.
This truth is one of the fundamental guides for how we are to live as believers. Because the body is the holy temple of God, we must not engage in activities with the body that compromise God’s holiness, and, on the positive side, we are called upon to engage in activities that serve to advance the kingdom of God.
Thus, if there is something we are doing or not doing with our bodies that hinders the kingdom of God, then we are called upon to remember the life that was given for us and to then make some changes. This we do to glorify God.
Father, Today may each of us glorify You with our bodies. Use us today as Your vessels to advance Your kingdom. Amen.
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