12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! 16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For "the two," He says, "shall become one flesh." 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's. (I Corinthians 6:12-20)
Your physical body now has a divine purpose - vv12, 13. Think about this: the purpose of a suitcase is to carry clothes and the purpose of a stove is to cook food. So, what do you do with the suitcase and stove? Sweeping the floor with the suitcase, or playing games on the stove would not be the correct use for these things. It is the same with your body now that it belongs to the Lord and is to be used for His purposes.
Your body is so important that, someday, God will raise it from the dead - v14. All who have the Holy Spirit living in them, have the guarantee that they will be risen to the glory of God. The Bible says "you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory" (Ephesians 1:13-14). You have a guarantee from God that He will not leave your body in the grave, but in the resurrection, you will receive a glorified body, no longer subject to pain, sickness, loneliness or sorrow. You will have a body suitable for the good things of life: joy, happiness, immortality, peace and eternal fellowship in Heaven with Jesus, God and all His other sons.
Your body is a member of the Lord - v15. If you had the power to control the legs, the arms, the eyes or the hands of Jesus, what would you do with them? Would you carry them to indecent places? Would you expose them to pornography? Would you participate in filthy habits? Would you commit immoral acts? Would you smoke? Would you drink? Would you take drugs? Would you hurt these members of His body? Would you kill them? Of course not! Even so do not treat your body, which is a member of Christ’s body, in this way.
Your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit of God - v19. God’s sanctuary is a place for worship to take place in a spirit of reverence and dedication.
Your body is not yours. – vv19-20. You are only a caretaker (steward, administrator) of God’s belongings and not the owner so always ask yourself: "What does God want me to do with this body of His?"
"I live in a house. It’s not a perfect house. It has its good points and bad points but in spite of everything, I like it. I’ve lived in it for so long that I’ve grown accustomed to it. Some time ago, the richest, purest, most generous, kindest and most wonderful man in the world bought my house. he paid a high price for it - more than it was worth - so, evidently, he wanted it very much. He bought it, but did not evict me from it. In fact, He came to live in the house with me. I have to confess that it is great to have him in the same house with me, but I also have to confess that I had to make some changes. Now, I feel the need to take better care of the house, to keep it clean and to never do anything that he disapproves of because he bought it - the house belongs to him. It’s not mine anymore." It’s obvious that this house is my body. Jesus bought it and came to live in it with me, through the Holy Spirit. Now I want to use it as He wishes because He is the owner and I am the tenant. Now, before doing anything, speaking any word, thinking any thought, participating in any activity, I want to ask: "Is this the right thing to do with the body that belongs to Jesus?"
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