Honoring God with our Bodies

Today's Reading:
1 Corinthians 5-6

In today's reading we see one of Paul's strongest arguments against the sin of sexual immorality in the believer's life. Paul was writing to a church that was surrounded by a society that was very immoral, even more immoral than our own culture today. I would encourage you to do a study on the city of Corinth to learn more about how immoral this city really was.

I find it interesting that right in the middle of Paul addressing this issue, he brings up the subject of lawsuits among believers (6:1-8), perhaps likening division among believers to sexual immorality. When reading these two chapters it might be helpful for us to focus not so much on what we should not do (though this is important), but rather to focus on what we should do. Followers of Jesus Christ should:

Devote their bodies to the Lord in their daily living (6:13, 20)
Flee sexual immorality (5:11; 6:18)
Correct disputes among themselves/embrace unity (6:2-4)

PrayerPoint:
Pray for the marriages of our church.

ActionPoint:
Take a good look at your life. Is your body devoted to God? Is there a hint of immorality or idolatry? Are you taking care of your body (exercising, eating healthy and not in access, free from addictions)? If there is something that would hinder your ability to fully honor God with your body, what steps could you take today to change that?