God's Temple ... You! (1 Corinthians 3:16-17)

Today's scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you are a temple of God. You are the very dwelling place of Christ and are indwelt by the Holy Spirit. God Himself resides in you.

Have you ever stopped to think—really think—about what this means? That God Himself chooses to make a home in you?

I don’t know about you, but I feel overwhelmingly grateful that God sees me as worthy of His living in me. In spite of the choices I made, in spite of the years of rebellion, in spite of my current failings, God sees me as worthy.

I wrote yesterday about how my husband and I watched our house being built, but before that, we looked at model home after model home in order to find just the right house for us. One that was “worthy” enough for us to live in. And that’s such a minor comparison to the Lord of the universe finding me worthy.

But I don’t just feel grateful, I feel tremendously convicted. If my body is the temple of God, then what am I doing to “maintain” it? Am I keeping it pristine and pure? Am I making sure it’s healthy and strong? And what about my mind? Am I filling it with things that edify and strengthen?

Or am I failing to keep my body strong by not exercising or eating poorly? Am I dwelling on things that “true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise” (Philippians 4:8), or am I focusing on the things of this world?

If Christ were coming to visit your home today, what would you do to prepare for Him? You should do the same for your body, the very temple of God.