November 9, 2015:  SOAP #2167:

Scripture:  1Corinthians (NIV) 6:15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

Observation:   Our physical body is the avenue through which we communicate with the world around us.  Through words and actions, people come to know our nature and character.

Application:    Since Christ came to live in me, my body not only expresses the life of Leon, but also the life of Christ.   My goal is that my body give a true expression of His glorious life in me.    Before it was just Leon in this body.  When I received Christ in my life it was LEON and Jesus.  As I grow, it is becoming JESUS and Leon.  Our goal (Jesus and me) is that I become less and He becomes more until all that is seen is just JESUS.  (It honors Him when I choose to let it be just Jesus.)

Prayer:   Lord,  Today, I pray that someone will see You shining through me and desire to have what I have—which is You sharing this physical body with me.   Amen

Pastor Leon
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