YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN , YOU HAVE BEEN BOUGHT AT A PRICE

Let me give you an example today to ponder : Suppose I ask you to house -sit my home whilst I am out of town . You pledge to keep everything in great shape . However, when I return the place is an absolute mess . The carpets are torn, walls are smeared, furniture is broken, light fixtures are removed from walls. Your explanation is not all that impressive: "some bikers came by and needed somewhere 'to hang' for an hour and.......then the footy team called looking for a place to party & so I offered your house. Then all my uni friends wanted a place to have their initiation ceremonies and so they conducted them here" . As the owner of the house , I have one question"don't you know how to say no? This is not your house , and you actually didn't have the right to do whatever you wanted to .
Have you ever thought that Jesus wants to say the same to us? Let us face it some of our hearts , bodies, minds have been trashed severely. Anger shows up & we let it in. Revenge knocks on our door and it comes bounding in too. Pity wants to "party-on" and we show them the kitchen. Lust rings the bell & we change the sheets on the bed ready to use! Disobedience persists with text , emails & facebook messages that we actually end up saying an outright , defiant "NO" to Jesus' perfect will for our lives .

Friends .....friends ....friends what in Jesus' Name are we doing with our lives ?Please know that the Word of God is sure ....read 1 CORINTHIANS 6:15-20 ,any translation is good , but I will give you some verses from The Message :''DON'T YOU REALISE THAT YOUR BODY IS A SACRED PLACE , THE PLACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?DON'T YOU SEE THAT YOU CAN'T LIVE HOWEVER YOU PLEASE , SQUANDERING WHAT GOD PAID SUCH A HIGH PRICE FOR?THE PHYSICAL PART OF YOU IS NOT SOME PIECE OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE SPIRITUAL PART OF YOU. GOD OWNS THE WHOLE WORKS . SO LET PEOPLE SEE GOD RESIDING IN & THROUGH YOUR BODY."
You & I are not our own we have all been bought with the precious blood of JESUS ......so please understand how treasured you are & how imperitive is your choices.
Praying for you all today.

MARNEY