1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 states:
"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price- therefore honor God with your body."
As a Christian, my body is meant to bring glory and honor to God. In everything I do- from what I eat and drink to how I treat my body, which is a temple where the Spirit lives. Additionally, the body is a physical gift from God. How I live in the body is a reflection of my Creator.
The definition of temple is "any place or object in which God dwells", a "building for worship" (dictionary.reference.com) Additionally a temple is where the presence of God lingers and lives.
In contrast, an amusement park is a place of recreation, fun and pleasure. My body is not an amusement park: where I just seek out thrills and pleasure and everything that gives me an adrenaline high.
God gave us bodies to be a source of where His spirit dwells in us. We worship in our bodies. Therefore, seeking out graficiation of pleasures and thrills demeans our God given bodies.
I pray that I would maintain that mentality of the body as a temple where holiness lives; unlike an amusement park where pleasure, thrills, fun live and run wild.
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