Daily Devotional

Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 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.

1 Cor. 6:18-20

Abundant life is given in the communion of the Spirit and the heart. It’s our hearts the Spirit speaks to. It’s our hearts he fills with love, joy, peace, and hope. It’s our hearts in which he dwells. To acknowledge the communion between the Spirit and the heart is to open ourselves to the wellspring of life abundant.

Scripture tells us of a greater level of communion with God than we are right now experiencing. Scripture tells us that when Jesus died God tore the veil in two from top to bottom. Prior to Jesus’ death, God’s glory had to be contained within the temple. Now through the sacrifice of Jesus we have become the temple of God. We now have union with our Creator in the Holy Spirit. 

Paul warns that sexual sin is unique because it is a sin against one's own body, which is intended to be holy. Unlike some sins that are external, sexual immorality deeply impacts the individual and the community of believers. 

In summary, this passage highlights that sexual purity is a form of worship, and that physical life is intended to reflect the ownership of God through Jesus Christ. 

Father God, I thank You that I have been bought with a price by the precious blood of Jesus. Lord, I acknowledge that my body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who dwells within me. 

Thank You for the simple air that I breathe and the life blood of Christ that flows within. In Jesus’ name 

Amen