I want to share "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers again today! This is SO good!
“The Temple of the Holy Spirit”
…only in regard to the throne
will I be greater than you. —Genesis 41:40
I am accountable to God for the
way I control my body under His authority. Paul said he did not “set aside the
grace of God”— make it ineffective (Galatians 2:21). The grace of God is
absolute and limitless, and the work of salvation through Jesus is complete and
finished forever. I am not being saved— I am saved. Salvation is as eternal as
God’s throne, but I must put to work or use what God has placed within me. To “work
out [my] own salvation” (Philippians 2:12) means that I am responsible for
using what He has given me. It also means that I must exhibit in my own body
the life of the Lord Jesus, not mysteriously or secretly, but openly and
boldly. “I discipline my body and bring it into subjection . . .” (1
Corinthians 9:27). Every Christian can have his body under absolute control for
God. God has given us the responsibility to rule over all “the temple of the
Holy Spirit,” including our thoughts and desires (1 Corinthians 6:19). We are
responsible for these, and we must never give way to improper ones. But most of
us are much more severe in our judgment of others than we are in judging
ourselves. We make excuses for things in ourselves, while we condemn things in
the lives of others simply because we are not naturally inclined to do them.
Paul said, “I beseech you…that
you present your bodies a living sacrifice…” (Romans 12:1). What I must decide
is whether or not I will agree with my Lord and Master that my body will indeed
be His temple. Once I agree, all the rules, regulations, and requirements of
the law concerning the body are summed up for me in this revealed truth-my body
is “the temple of the Holy Spirit.”
This is SO true! Notice especially the underlined portions! THESE are very vital TRUTHS to remember! JESUS has saved us wholly and completely! NOW it is up to us to find out what belongs to US as children of the Most High God! And then to walk in it! Also, notice the underlined part that speaks of US judging others more harshly than ourselves. THIS is NOT of God! We are to judge our own selves in relation to our Covenant with God through the blood of JESUS! WHEN we miss it, be quick to repent (change our thinking to agree with God) and HE will cause the changes IN us that are needed to walk out, and work out this great Salvation! AMEN! Here is Hillsong Kids with an encouragement for you! "My Best Friend":
Shalom in Him!
