Members of Christ

Text: I Cor. 6:15-20.
More Lessons: I Cor. 3:16-17

The scripture reading today highlights five glorious things that happen to a man who turns over to Jesus and is born again.
1. The Christian becomes a member of Christ (v15a), that is, he has become a part of Jesus’ body). Such a person is taken care of. Your provision and nourishment are guaranteed, just as any part of a body receives its nourishment from the body. What a glory!
2. Your defence and protection from every work of the devil is guaranteed as no man deliberately allows himself to be hurt. In fact, the principle of reflex action is such that a defence and in some instances, an attack naturally springs up when anything that can hurt the body confronts it. Jesus cannot be aloof over anything that confronts you to hurt you. His reflex actions are too sharp and strong for any danger around and against members of His body.
3. Your body has a new designation and a new occupant. You are now the temple of the Holy Spirit who dwells in you (v19). You are a habitation of the Spirit of the Living God, not sickness and disease.
4. You have a worth, a precious price was paid to acquire you (v20). No man pays a heavy price for a worthless item. God could not stake so much as the blood of His Son on you if He did not consider you worthy.
5. Your body is the Lord’s whether in life or in death, therefore Satan has no claim over you. Satan contended for the body of Moses and Archangel Michael invoked the name of the Lord to rebuke him. Let it be so in your case so that at death, you will have an express passage to the Lord of your body. I welcome you to this glorious provision in Christ Jesus.

Prayer/ Action
* Ask that the reflex action of Jesus' body be activated against every attack on you, His body, now.
* Tell the devil to take his hands off you, now.
* Rededicate your entire body to God as His temple and ask Him to help you keep it holy.

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