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Not Our Own
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
Do you realize that you are not your own, that as a believer you belong to God, and that you are not free to do as you please or to use your body in any way you like? It is a serious thing to violate the property of another person, and even more so with God who not only is our Creator, but has purchased and redeemed us at great cost through the death and blood of His dear Son. He can say, “I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine” (Isaiah 43:1).
The unsaved picture this world as a playground in which to indulge themselves. They say “There is only one life and let’s live it to the full!” They follow the appetites and desires of the natural man to their detriment and folly. “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption” (Galatians 6:8). But for the believer, remember, “ye are not your own.” Live wholly and happily for the Lord!
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