Glorifying God in Your Body
Dr RJ Sing · 1 min read
“Haven't you yet learned that your body is the home of the Holy Spirit God gave you, and that He lives within you? Your own body does not belong to you. 20 For God has bought you with a great price. So use every part of your body to give glory back to God because He owns it.”
There are many ways in which we use our bodies. One primary activity consists of nourishing ourselves-eating and drinking. Paul said that we need to do those activities in a way that glorifies God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 “Well, I'll tell you why. It is because you must do everything for the glory of God.” What does it mean to “eat… to the glory of God”? I leave it to you to answer this question. Some people cannot even imagine they can give God glory by the way they eat.
But God has said, He is a jealous God (see Exodus 34:14) and He wants to be glorified in every aspect of life-especially the simple, daily, down to earth activities.
But let me ask you one more question. Is it possible to overeat to the Glory of God? I can’t see that it is possible, since overeating is a form of self- indulgence. Proverbs 13:25 says, “The good man eats to live, while the evil man lives to eat.” We are entitled to satisfaction, but if we go beyond that beyond meeting our legitimate needs then we are being self-indulgent.
From the December 2017 issue, themed Jesus the Lord of My Life.
