Honoring the Body as a Temple: Meditation

Pause for a moment and take a deep breath, letting go of any distractions. Reflect on the scriptures we have looked at over the last few days about honoring your body as a temple.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20—Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit?

1 Thessalonians 5:23—Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. And may your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 12:1—Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.

Today, spend some time meditating on these scriptures and what they mean to you. Then, read the following scripture from the Apostle Paul. Consider today what this athletic analogy symbolizes in your own personal life: striving for the health of the body – the temple of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 9:26-27—Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize. Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable crown. So, I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air. Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.