You - His Temple (8/20/23)

Going Through the Motions of Relationships - You - His Temple (1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, & Romans 12:1-2)

The story of faith is a journey of God finding and making his place among his people. Follow the journey from the tabernacle to the temple - to the declaration of Jesus - that the temple is to be a house of prayer for all people. But it does not stop there - throughout the scriptures the journey is shown until God is present in the hearts of his people - until we finally arrive at that place of eternity - where God Himself is among us. So at this point in our journey - you - yes, your body - you are the temple of God. Not just you, but "all y'all" are the collective temple. But as we know with our own bodies - when one part suffers, the whole body suffers. So how are you taking care of your temple? Your relationship to your body (His body) matters. Pastor Kevin had a life coach who reminded him (and drilled into his head), you cannot be the man if you do not first build the man. Who are you building? There are so many facets to health (like a diamond), but these are essential: sleep, nutrition, movement. Pastor Kevin's first job at a church was custodian.  The pastor there reminded him that how he cared for that little church building was a reflection of how he cared for Jesus.  Same could be said of our bodies!