John 2:13-22
In the gospel of John there is the story of Jesus going to Jerusalem on the Sabbath and finding people running a market there. He gets angry and kicks everyone out and when questioned told the leaders that they can tear down the temple and he will rebuild it in 3 days. The leaders don't understand that Jesus is talking about himself as the temple not the actual physical building.
This idea of your body as a temple is one that I think is important. We as humans tend not to take care of our body like we should. We let it get lazy, out of shape, we ingest bad stuff all the time. We don't think to value this gift we have been given. We forget that we were given this body to do the work of God, just as the temple building in the scripture was meant to do God's work as well.
We are charged to be a walking temple, a holy space that worships God, does his good works and show others the way of the Lord. We are responsible for taking care of the wonderful gift that God gave us, our human body. A body made in His image, He breathed His breath, His spirit into Adam, the first human. We share God's breath. Are we doing right by that? With such immense responsibility how are we supposed to succeed?
We can only do what our humanness allows. We can't be God, we are not perfect because Adam and Eve committed original sin. But we can strive to do the best we can and to honor God every day. There are certainly times we will fail but in this time of Lent, we must spend time reflecting on what we have done to both succeed and fail and what we can do better in the future. God is forever forgiving of our short comings, so failing doesn't mean giving up. Failing is showing you a way that didn't work, it eliminates a possibility, so you just move on to the next one. It is not easy but it is our duty.
God made your body, gave it to us as a gift to take care of and do His good works. What are you doing with your gifts? I look forward to hearing from you.
Until next time,
~ Michelle
In the gospel of John there is the story of Jesus going to Jerusalem on the Sabbath and finding people running a market there. He gets angry and kicks everyone out and when questioned told the leaders that they can tear down the temple and he will rebuild it in 3 days. The leaders don't understand that Jesus is talking about himself as the temple not the actual physical building.
This idea of your body as a temple is one that I think is important. We as humans tend not to take care of our body like we should. We let it get lazy, out of shape, we ingest bad stuff all the time. We don't think to value this gift we have been given. We forget that we were given this body to do the work of God, just as the temple building in the scripture was meant to do God's work as well.
We are charged to be a walking temple, a holy space that worships God, does his good works and show others the way of the Lord. We are responsible for taking care of the wonderful gift that God gave us, our human body. A body made in His image, He breathed His breath, His spirit into Adam, the first human. We share God's breath. Are we doing right by that? With such immense responsibility how are we supposed to succeed?
We can only do what our humanness allows. We can't be God, we are not perfect because Adam and Eve committed original sin. But we can strive to do the best we can and to honor God every day. There are certainly times we will fail but in this time of Lent, we must spend time reflecting on what we have done to both succeed and fail and what we can do better in the future. God is forever forgiving of our short comings, so failing doesn't mean giving up. Failing is showing you a way that didn't work, it eliminates a possibility, so you just move on to the next one. It is not easy but it is our duty.
God made your body, gave it to us as a gift to take care of and do His good works. What are you doing with your gifts? I look forward to hearing from you.
Until next time,
~ Michelle
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