OUR bodies belong to God and should be devoted to His service because of His twofold claim upon them.
He created us, and He gave His Son to redeem us. Moreover, it is by His power and goodness that we are sustained and strengthened for the responsibilities He puts upon us. While unsaved men ignore His authority, we who have trusted Christ as Saviour should own, with gladness, His Lordship over us and so yield to Him all our ransomed powers. The deepest joys in life are found as we recognize His claims and present our bodies in sacrificial service.
“Now, O God, Thine own I am!
Now I give Thee back Thine own:
Freedom, friends, and health, and fame,
Consecrate to Thee alone:
Thine I live, thrice happy!!
Happier still if Thine I die.
Take me, Lord, and all my powers;
Take my mind, and heart, and will;
All my goods, and all my hours,
All I know, and all I feel,
All I think, or speak, or do—
Take my soul and make it new!”
―Anon.