Hi dear friends,
I was watching this preacher preaching on TV the other day and he said that the body is our severnt. Just like the way a car is, a blender, a phone ... anything in our house really. I was shocked then upon looking deeper I saw it was so true. He said that oftern times we let our bodies control us. Think of the times when the body is sleepy and your inner man knows you should get up. When you are constantly eating fries and junk but your inner man knows its wrong and you should be eating fruit instead?
The body is a carrier of the inner man, our spirit. Our bodies are meant to serve us inorder to live life effectively. Paul says in the bible and I quote ".. I beat my body and make it my slave..." 1st Corinthians 9:27
Think about this, if we never discipline our bodies, we will never get anything much done. The body does not like pain or struggle or effort. Think of the way the body rejects the gym, hence we end up obese and oversize. Think of the way the body does not like the hustle of cleaning up the house so we end up with a pile of disorganised mess. Think of the many times we have gotten to the office or appointments late due to giving in to the body's urge to sleep.
This act of being the master of your body is called self control. the bible says:
Proverbs 25:28 A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. If this be so, then self discipline needs to be one of our virtues as 2nd Timothy 1: 7 say "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."
So yesterday I woke up to find my husband already awake at 5:30am. And when I asked him he said he has decided to make his body his servant. It will work for him.
May we learn this wonderful discipline of the kingdom of God. Then our lives will be so much more fulfilling and productive.
I beat my body and make it my slave.. 1st Corinthians 9:27
