The Sacred Temple of the Body {a devotional}
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. 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.
That
perfection of character which the Lord requires is the fitting up of
the whole being as a temple for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. God
will accept of nothing less than the service of the entire human
organism. It is not enough to bring into action certain parts of the
living machinery. All parts must work in perfect harmony, or the service
will be deficient. It is thus that man is qualified to cooperate with
God in representing Christ to the world. Thus God desires to prepare a
people to stand before Him pure and holy, that He may introduce them
into the society of heavenly angels.
We
have been entrusted with the most solemn message ever given to our
world, and the object to be kept plainly and distinctly before our minds
is the glory of God. Let us take care that we do nothing which will
weaken physical, mental, or spiritual healthfulness, for God will not
accept a tainted, diseased, corrupted sacrifice. Care must be exercised
in eating, in drinking, in dressing, and in working, lest we detract
from our efficiency and fail of doing our most exalted work in the best
manner, in order that the results of our labor may be as lasting as
eternity.
It
is our duty to train and discipline the body in order that we shall
render to the Master the highest possible service. Inclination must not
control us. We are not to pamper the appetite and indulge in the use of
that which is not for our good, simply because it gratifies the palate;
neither are we to seek to live by the starvation plan, with the idea
that we shall become spiritually-minded, and that God shall be
glorified. We must use the intelligence that God has given in order that
we may be perfect in body, soul, and spirit, that we may have a
symmetrical character, a well-balanced mind, and do perfect work for the
Master.
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