Why does the Lord want your body? To begin with, the believer’s body is God’s temple; God wants to use it for His glory. But Paul wrote that the body is also God’s tool and God’s weapon. God wants to use the members of the body as tools for building His kingdom and weapons for fighting His enemies.

The Bible tells of people who permitted God to use their bodies for the fulfilling of His purposes. God used the rod in Moses’ hand and conquered Egypt.

He used the sling in David’s hand to defeat the Philistines. He used the mouths and tongues of the prophets. Paul’s dedicated feet carried him from city to city as he proclaimed the Gospel. The Apostle John’s eyes saw visions of the future, his ears heard God’s message, and his fingers wrote it all down in a book we can read.

Have you given over your body for God’s use?

Today’s verse: “Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as instruments of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness” (Romans 6:13, NIV).

Other Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Philippians 1:20-21.

Action assignment: Think of ways in which your brain, eyes, mouth, hands, and feet can be used by God. How can they be used today? Commit your body to God in a definite act.

Warren W. Wiersbe
www.backtothebible.in