‘Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit… bought at a price; therefore, glorify Yehovah in your body and in your spirit, which are Yehovah’s.’ 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
We have a soul which houses our mind, intellect and emotions. We also need a temporary body while we are on the earth. As the Ruach Hakodesh lives within us, as our comforter and guide, we no longer own our own body! There are some great advantages to not being the owner of the property, as whoever has responsibility for it may find that it is a costly matter. Yeshua, however, has paid for all the maintenance; for everything we will ever need, in advance, when He died on the cross. A new contract has been made available for all tenants to refer to. In it, they will find that it is not the responsibility of the tenant to do all the work themselves, but to notify the owner, and request any maintenance or repairs as needed. The storms of life may rock your house – your physical body – in different ways over the years of your life here, yet because you are no longer the owner, you are not alone. Yeshua Himself encourages us to rely on Him for all our needs: ‘do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?’ (Matthew 6: 25-26 NKJV). Remember to turn to, and rely on, Him!