Leadership Tips & Training Are You Glorifying God with Your Body?

Philippians 1:20-21 says, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.  For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. (KJV)

Our bodies were made for the glorification of God, not the gratification of self.

Christian means “little Christ.”  In other words we are to be Christ like.  Our Leader, Jesus Christ, was in such great physical condition that He could walk 40 miles, not in Reeboks, but in leather sandals, and most of His followers on this planet are unhealthy, overweight, sedentary couch potatoes.  That concerns me, and it ought to concern you.  God wants to address this condition, not only in our bodies, but in our churches as well.  God wants to help us in this area of weight management.

Colossians 1:16 says that “…all things were created through Him and for Him.”  That means everything in heaven, everything on earth, everything visible and everything invisible.  He set up thrones, dominions, rulers and authorities. Everything that exists has been created through Him and for Him…even our bodies. God is the creator and controller of our bodies!

God is our Creator. He has given us life. Most Christians are strong on the Creator aspect of God’s character.  We reject the idea of evolution and believe that God created us.

However, we are weak in the area of God also being our controller. We must honor Him as both the creator and controller of our bodies.  It is not enough for us to honor Him just as the creator of our bodies.  This is sin behavior.

The Bible says in I Corinthians 6:19-20, “19) 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? 20) For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” (KJV) Our bodies are God’s temple.  He paid the price for our sins.  We must glorify God with our bodies!!

Again I ask you, are you glorifying God with your body?

STEVE REYNOLDS - Steve Reynolds is the Senior Pastor of Capital Baptist Church in Annandale, VA.He is also the author of the book Bod4God and the creator of the Losing to Live Weight Loss Competition.  Steve has lost over 100 pounds and has led his church to lose over three tons of weight.