Every time we hear a news program that reports a story about vandalism at a church or ministry, we as believers shake our heads in disbelief. It’s hard for us to bear the thought of anyone spray-painting graffiti on sanctuary walls or damaging the stained glass windows, let alone setting fire to a place of worship. It’s a desecration!!! The churches and ministries are sacred places
Not long ago I noticed a fresh tattoo on one of my children.
Even though I have taught them about not engraving or carving their bodies.They still continue to defy what I have taught them and lean on their own understanding.
It is sad because the fact is that there are so many Christians who don’t have the same reservations about destroying the church or ministry when it comes to harming the temple of the Holy Spirit “their own bodies.” There are many like my children that insist on getting tattoos, some put junk into their stomachs, their veins, or their lungs. Others wear themselves down under a weight of stress or exhaustion.
And it’s even sadder because many of these “CHRISTIANS” justify these abuses as their right by saying: It’s my body, I can do what I want.
BUT THAT ISN’T TRUE!!!
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NLT)
19 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
Beloved as believers (Christians) we are the Lord’s possession. He has created our earthen vessels to serve Him and carry out the work He’s planned for us to accomplish. God created us with a mind, body, and spirit—of the three aspects, the body is the one that allows us to interact with our environment. People cannot reach their full potential while neglecting the proper care of their bodies. What good are education, talent, and gifts if we’re carved up, too tired or sick to complete tasks well?
Here in the world, we can do nothing apart from our physical body. Since it’s the only one we’ll have in this life, we should do our best to keep it in good condition.
James 4:17 (NLT)
Remember, it is a sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.
2 Peter 2:21 (NLT)
It would be better if they had never known the way of righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.
In other words, it’s better not to know than to know.
NOW YOU KNOW!!! There is no excuse.
“To God Be the Glory!!!”
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