Devo July 23 1 Corinthians 6

260 Devotional, July 23, 1 Corithians 6

12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! 16 Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 19 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; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

REFLECTION

1. The Internet, newspaper, television and roadside billboard are all covered with sexual images.  How do you see these things?  Nothing wrong? Uneasy but couldn’t help it? Disgusted and turned away?
2. Have a quiet time with God. Silently consider your own body.  It’s for God and belongs to God and united with God.  Listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying to you, pointing out any unclean, unjust behaviour or thought.  Ask for forgiveness and God’s help to honor God with your body.

Today's devotion is on a passage I often teach and speak on when I teach on sexual integrity.  The battle for sexual temptation today is less intense than the times when I was younger (this is what the Holy Spirit convicts Paul to speak in the next chapter, 1 Corinthians 7).  Unclean and wicked thoughts come when I am battling other temptations.  I thank God for reminding me to rely on the Holy Spirit in order to live with integrity and purity for God's glory.