Psalms 91:9-12 “Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place,  (10)  No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;  (11)  For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.  (12) In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.”   The third blessing that we want to discuss in this section is the fact that God has committed to keeping His saints from

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Matthew 6:31-33 “Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'  (32)  For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.  (33) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”   The second blessing that we want to discuss in this section is the fact that God has committed to supplying all our physical needs i

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Galatians 3:5 “Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”    Before we discuss God’s responsibilities in this section there is a fundamental truth that we need to reinforce, which is that the just shall live by faith (Romans 1:17). As we will see in this section there are numerous blessings that God has made available to His saints, but they can only be accessed when the saint e

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Mark 2:20 “But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.”   This section also falls under the heading of that which God counsels us, because it is not considered sinful to the saint that chooses not to follow God’s counsel in this area. One aspect of presenting our bodies to the Lord is in the area of fasting. We all know that our Lord Jesus fasted for forty days prior to the launch of His earthly ministry (Mat

Psalms 127:2 “It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.”            This section also falls under the heading of that which God counsels us, because it is not considered sinful to the saint that chooses not to follow God’s counsel in this area. So what about physical rest? Rest is a vital part of how we look after our physical bodies, for God designed our bodies to need sleep and to also rest from wor

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1 Timothy 4:8 “For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.”   This section also falls under the heading of that which God counsels us, because it is not considered sinful to the saint that chooses not to follow God’s counsel in this area. Not all would agree with the concept that bodily exercise is necessary. However, if we look at the above quoted passage of scripture

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Ephesians 5:29 “For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church.”   This section falls under the heading of that which God counsels us, because it is not considered sinful to the saint that chooses not to follow God’s counsel in this area. As God’s tenants He expects us to be good stewards of our earthly bodies, and we do that by eating correctly, doing the right amount of exercise and giving our body’s sufficient rest. N

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Leviticus 19:28 “You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.”    This section on tattoos also falls under the heading of that which God requires of us, because it deals with sin in the body. Obviously this is another area in which the world rebels completely against God’s commandment, and for which they will incur their just punishment on their day of judgement. Unlike sexual perversion however the world does not yet

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1 Corinthians 6:12-13 “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.”    This section on addictions also falls under the heading of that which God requires of us, because it deals with sin in the body.

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1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “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.”          In the previous section we established that our earthly bodies are in fact temporary structures, and so the question is asked does this mean that while we dwell on this earth can we use them as we please?

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Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”    The saints under the old covenant were required to offer various sacrifices to the Lord, but they were never instructed to present their bodies as a living sacrifice to Him. The reason for that was twofold. Firstly their bodies were not the temple of the Holy Spirit, and secondly the bodies of t

Acts 17:26 “And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings.”    As we have already mentioned, when we are born-again we receive new spirits directly from God, for the scripture teaches us that we are born of God (1 John 3:9). Our bodies on the other hand do not change when we are born-again, for we have the same bodies after we are saved that we had bef

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