1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (New International Version): "Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies."
Think about that closet, basement, office or garage you've been promising to clean out. What a mess! So messy that it's overwhelming to think about starting the job of sorting, tossing, putting away or giving away all of the things you saw when you first opened the door to the project.
Time after time, we have visitors to our homes and when we given them the quarter tour, we show them everything except the dreaded places where we hide our messes. We coyly say, "I'd show you what's behind this door, but this is where we toss our messes, or that's our office, we haven't filed anything for at least five years.
Our bodies are a lot like our messy houses. We keep promising to clean up. We keep promising not to stuff so much into our mouths that we have to begin hiding our messes. We hide behind bulky clothes and long hair, and before we know it five years has passed without filing one healthy recipe.
Now that it's spring, it's time to clean the clutter from our temples. We were bought at a high price, our bodies house the Holy Spirit of God, and we don't even belong to ourselves! Fathom that statement! It's time to do what we do whenever we visit other's homes - we leave it better than when we came. Shouldn't we do as much for our own house of flesh - our temple?
"Dear Maker and Creator, you created me for a purpose; a holy purpose. Forgive me for driving your temple to ruins because I failed to maintain it all these years. Please give me the tools and supplies I need to rebuild and send me workers when the job becomes overwhelming. Restore its light and beauty. In Jesus name."
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