(Living seed vol 9 No. 2 April 2004)
tewardship involves managing another person’s estate, property or domestic concerns. For us as Christains, stewardship involves managing everything God has entrusted to us . Since everything we have and are comes from the hand of the Lord we are responsible in life unto God (I Cor. 4:1,2; 6:19-20), and accountable unto Him in death (Rom 14:12) for the stewardship of our body, time, gifts, money,riches, the gospel and even the spiritual mysteries we receive from God’s Word ( Acts 17:24,25,28; I Chron. 29:11, 12,14).
In this study we shall look at divine ownership of our body. Except we have a clear revelation that God owns all that we now hold, we may forget that we just hold them in trust for God (Deut. 8: 11-18). May the Lord open our eyes of understanding into this very basic and crucial aspect of our discipleship and thereby cause a circumcision within our hearts, that we may not mismanage any further His investment in our lives.
Stewardship of our body
1 Cor 6:19, 20; Rom. 12:1-2
(a) God prepare a body for us in order for us to do His will and for Him to indwell us. Gen 1:26-28, 2:7, 15, Heb 10: 4-7; John 8: 29; John 17: 4; 19:30.
(b) Our body is for the Lord: 1 Cor. 6: 13-20, Rom, 14:6-7, Matt. 6: 25. What are your discoveries in these scriptures?
(c) Our body is our house (tabernacle) with which God’s will and God’s work is being carried out: 2 Cor. 4: 10-11, 5: 1-9, Gal. 6: 17, Phil. 1: 20-25.
(d) We shall give account of all we did in and with our body: 2 Cor 5:10; I Cor 3:13-17.
Your body is important to God for the carrying out of His will on earth. You must be wise in how you care for it. As wise and faithful stewards it must therefore be kept according to God’s standard.
As wise and faithful stewards it must therefore be:
(1) Preserved for God: 1 Thess. 4: 3-7, 5:22-23. This calls for every part of your body to be controlled by the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:16-18). Discuss briefly how to keep stewardship of members of our body: viz
Heart: Jer. 17:9, 10, Ps. 139: 23, 24; Pro. 4:23.
Mind: 1 Pet. 1: 13, Phil 2: 5-8, 4: 6-8; Isa 26:3
Will: John 6: 37-38, 5: 30, Heb. 10: 7-10 ,
Tongue: Jas. 3: 2-8; Matt. 12: 36-37, Ps. 141:3
Eyes: Job 31:1, 2 Sam.11:1-5, Matt. 5: 27-29, Pro. 4:25
Ears: Prov 22: 17-19; Job 42: 5, 1Tim, 4: 7, Eccl, 7: 21-22
Hands: Ps. 24: 3-5, 18: 20-24; Jas. 4:8, Isa. 56: 2, Job 11; 13-15,
Feet: Pro. 1: 10-19; 2: 16-20; Psa. 119: 101, 105, Rom. 10: 15, Eph. 6:15.
(2) Exercised for God: 1 Tim 4: 7, 8; 1 Cor 9: 27.
How do we engage our body in a meaningful exercise?
(3) Presented to God: Rom 6: 13; Rom. 12: 1-2.
God needs your body. He prepared it for you to accomplish a specific purpose for Him here on earth. How well do you handle it? What do you go about doing in this body? Are you living to his utmost glory alone? He wants your body Holy. You will definitely give an account of this stewardship… Is your body Holy, Healthy and His?
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