Recently I have had occasion to think about this text. I won't go into details, but will just say that a loved one is struggling with substance abuse. If you are reading this I want you to think about the statement above, and I will try to go into futher details of this verse's implications for our lives.
Please read the above verse from 2 Corinthians again.
The promises that St. Paul is referring to that we have are: "bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God."
"I will make My dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people...I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to Me..."
There are so many things out there, temptations to defile our bodies and spirits. Drugs, alcohol, sex, pornography, and many many others. For some, it is not just a temptation, they FILL themselves with these things regularly. Except that they can never be filled with these things. Their lives become about the next high, or that next rush, never finding anything lasting or of substance. God offers us lives of substance in His Son Jesus Christ. In Him, we can be FILLED with the Holy Spirit, To that end, it is important for us to keep in mind that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, [20] for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Thanks for reading and God's blessings and peace to you all!
No comments:
Post a Comment