Made By God

It is the same with our bodies - Paul said, “you are not your own, because someone else paid for your life.” This redeemed body is a gift given to us by the Lord and therefore we should glorify God with our bodies. Paul did not say glorify your body but glorify God with your body. My question for you is: What are some ways we can honor God with our bodies?

By the way we live and take care of our bodies (1 Cor 10:31)

when we serve others with our spiritual gifts (2 Thess 1:11-12)

To honor God with our bodies means to align our lives with the way God meant them to be.

We honor God with our physical presence in people’s lives and in the local expression of the body of Christ.

We honor him with our actions and decisions (Col. 3:16)

What are other practical ways we take care of our body?

We honor God when we take care of ourselves, getting proper rest, exercise, and eating well. We honor God in the way we conduct ourselves with others, by the way we dress. We honor God by listening to our body and giving it proper attention when it isn’t functioning optimally whether mentally, emotionally, spiritually, or physically. Why? Everything we do in and with our bodies matters. Paul said that no matter if he lives or dies he wants his life to honor God. I pray this is our attitude, no matter if I am single,married, widowed,young or old, I want my life to honor God. Whether times are good are tough, I want my life to honor God. Why?

Because a day will come when our bodies can no longer do what we want them to do or go where we would want them to go. We may lose our mental and physical capabilities but the good news is that despite the pain and anguish we may face in this life, if we have been redeemed by Christ, our bodies have a glorious physical future awaiting us because of His bodily resurrection. 1 Corinthians 6:14 says, “God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.” God made us, Jesus came to redeem us, and we belong to God. I want to encourage you to view your bodies the way God does as fearfully and wonderfully made, to live your lives aligned with the way God created you to live and glorify Him with our bodies.