November 25, 2024 OWNED BY GOD
Psalm 100:3 “Know that the Lord, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.”
Romans 14:8 “For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
We live in a culture where independence is preeminent. The idea of a person being owned by another is repulsive. This focus on being independent often bleeds over in to the views, thoughts and perspectives of believers. It is indeed a radical statement to say that we are not our own-that we belong to someone else. Being owned by another has huge implications. If I belong to another, then my life is to be built around serving and doing the things that are pleasing to the one who I belong to. Even thought we belong to Him, He gives us the power of choice. Yet, it is a firm reality that because we belong to Him, His plans and purposes for us will come to pass. We belong to the good Shepherd; it is His desire that we discover just how awesome and wonderful He is and that we come to know His love for us-and in so doing, we gladly lay our lives aside and live as unto Him where His desires and His ways become our desires and our ways. Coming to a place where we truly realize and acknowledge that we belong to God and we are not our own is major. Life is a much simpler when we know and when we live as those who belong to Him. Even though we belong to Him, we still have responsibilities in this life and we have relationships and etc; but, our motives, our actions, our demeanor, and all we are flow out of belonging to God. We hear it often, but it is a big, big deal that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit-God lives IN us! The Holy Spirit totally equips and empowers us to live as those who belong to God. We can represent God in a good way. The price God paid to purchase us was the death of His Son. Considering all of this, the obvious conclusion is that we honor God with our bodies and with all of our being. So, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. This life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
1 Corinthians 6:17 “He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”
Blessings, Buddy
Psalm 100:3 “Know that the Lord, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.”
Romans 14:8 “For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
We live in a culture where independence is preeminent. The idea of a person being owned by another is repulsive. This focus on being independent often bleeds over in to the views, thoughts and perspectives of believers. It is indeed a radical statement to say that we are not our own-that we belong to someone else. Being owned by another has huge implications. If I belong to another, then my life is to be built around serving and doing the things that are pleasing to the one who I belong to. Even thought we belong to Him, He gives us the power of choice. Yet, it is a firm reality that because we belong to Him, His plans and purposes for us will come to pass. We belong to the good Shepherd; it is His desire that we discover just how awesome and wonderful He is and that we come to know His love for us-and in so doing, we gladly lay our lives aside and live as unto Him where His desires and His ways become our desires and our ways. Coming to a place where we truly realize and acknowledge that we belong to God and we are not our own is major. Life is a much simpler when we know and when we live as those who belong to Him. Even though we belong to Him, we still have responsibilities in this life and we have relationships and etc; but, our motives, our actions, our demeanor, and all we are flow out of belonging to God. We hear it often, but it is a big, big deal that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit-God lives IN us! The Holy Spirit totally equips and empowers us to live as those who belong to God. We can represent God in a good way. The price God paid to purchase us was the death of His Son. Considering all of this, the obvious conclusion is that we honor God with our bodies and with all of our being. So, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s.
Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. This life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”
1 Corinthians 6:17 “He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”
Blessings, Buddy
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