“Thankful For God’s Extreme Love”

 

 

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by Dona Hake
 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Easy to Read Version

19 “You should know that your body is a temple for the Holy Spirit that you received from God and that lives in you. You don’t own yourselves. 20 God paid a very high price to make you his. So honor God with your body.”
 
 
Isn’t it precious that God went to the extremes of His love, and purchased you with the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ. I believe the Lord does not want us to lose sight of that high price. Let us give thanks today for the extremes of God’s love. In this verse we see that the Lord God desires that we honor Him with our bodies since we were purchased by His great love. Here is a definition of what the word honor means. You may think to yourself that you know what this means, but it is always good to just meditate on the depth of a word to bring greater understanding to your heart.
 
 
 
honor: integrity in one’s beliefs and actions…to be a man of honor
 
 
 
Oh that all of our beliefs, actions, and words would speak of all that God is. May they be consistent and in no way be compromised. I also wanted to share these verses from Colossians for you to meditate along with your body being a temple that will honor Him.
 
 

Colossians 3:15, 17 Easy to Read Version

“Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking. It is for peace that you were chosen to be together in one body. And always be thankful.

Everything you say and everything you do should be done for Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.”
 
 
 
These scriptures are showing us the importance of the peace of God controlling our thoughts, it should control all that we do. Here also is another definition, and that is for word control.
 
 
control: to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command
 
 
 

Today, as we give thanks to God for His extreme love, I encourage you to think about the price He paid for you. Let us purpose in all that we do to honor Him with our bodies, words, thoughts and actions. May we allow peace to control every thought, and may we be quick to dismiss any thoughts that are not of Him. It is as we live by this rule that we will be permeated by His precious peace and we will be honoring Him with our life.