Temple of the Holy Ghost

I Corinthians 6:19-20

What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

The first word in these two verses is a question “What?” This speaks that it is a must that we know our body is the temple of the Holy Ghost in us, which we have of God and that we are not our own. This basic realization goes a long way in helping understand how worthless we are by ourselves and how great a privilege He has bestowed on us vessels that we have the Holy Spirit inside us. What indwells us is God’s Holy Spirit, the Spirit that is directly of God! John 14:16-17 says, “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” We see that Jesus prayed His Father for another Comforter, the Spirit of Truth that abides with us forever. This Spirit cannot be received by the world for they see Him not or know Him not but we know Him because He dwells with us and shall be in us. What a great love of the Father that He freely gave unto us the Spirit of Truth that helps us worship Him in Spirit and Truth! Some times when we kneel down to pray, we know not what we ought to pray. In my personal journey with the Lord, many a time I wake up in the middle of the night with a strong urge to lift up my heart to the Lord that loved me first. I simply groan and weep but there is a constant prayer that is offered and that is the Spirit of God within me that intercedes for me. When in nights such a time of deep communion with Lord happens I sense an awesome light that shines on me and a hope that none can take away. Romans 8:26 says,“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”

Remember, we are bought with a price that is highest. Romans 5:6-10 speaks of the price that Christ paid for us. “For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. His blood saves us from the wrath of God. When we were enemies, we were restored by the death of God’s only Son, Jesus Christ. God so loved us that He sent His only begotten son that whoever believes on Him shall not perish but have eternal life. How can we take such a love of God lightly? Let us take time to ponder on God’s love for us and Christ’s perfect sacrifice for us. Christ laid down His life for us and made it possible for us to be saved if we believe on Him (Acts 16:30-31)!

Therefore we are commanded to glorify God in our body and in our Spirit for they both are God’s. Romans 8:13 says, “For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” In order to glorify God in our body we through God’s Spirit should mortify the deeds of the body. Our body easily falls for the besetting attacks of the enemy if we are not in the Spirit. We should seek the Lord to lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. He will deliver us from the wicked one and his wiles and He will help us put on His full armor so we can resist the enemy!

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