In I Corinthians 6, Paul writes about our bodies. He refers to these as a “temple of the Holy Spirit.”
His immediate concern is with food and misuses of the body. He is reminding his readers that their bodies present an opportunity to make appropriate use of that which God has given us. This is not a passage typically associated with stewardship, but it could be.
God has entrusted us with this body. We have been granted use of it; and we are allowed to experience the pleasures and joys associated with this body. It has ears so that we might hear the songs of the birds and the music of the choir; it has eyes so that we might see the beauty of the mountains and the compassion of another; it has feet so that we might travel and experience new things.
This “temple of the Holy Spirit” far outstrips any of the temples built with human hands.
If those temples inspire and encourage persons of faith, surely this temple out to, too.
God has given us the freedom to use this temple as we choose. We can decide whether we will use the tongue for praise or for gossip. God has entrusted us with the body. It is up to use to go to the places where we might be of assistance to another.
What use will you make of this temple today?
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