TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Romans 6:1-14
Romans 6:12

"Let not sin therefore
reign in your mortal body…"

A SANCTIFIED BODY (3)

Be Controlled by the Holy Spirit and God’s Word; otherwise, our bodies will be enslaved to sins. And we can fall into the temptations of Satan, who always cunningly misleads and lures us away from God’s will and way. How vital it is for us to humbly submit ourselves to the control of the Holy Spirit and God’s Word that we may have our "fruit unto holiness" (Rom 6:22).

Be Used according to God’s Will and for His Glory, and not for our own pleasures and glory. "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s" (1 Cor 6:20). "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Cor 10:31).

Sanctified Eyes: Our eyes are the Lord’s. We must keep them from ungodly stuff. May God use our eyes to see what He wants us to see, not to look at outward appearances and then pass our judgment, but to see people’s spiritual needs, pray for them and help them accordingly.

Sanctified Ears: Our ears are the Lord’s. We must keep them from hearing or listening to gossips, worldly music, ungodly stories or unbiblical messages. May God use our ears to listen to what He wants us to listen to — God’s Word, biblical messages, or the sharing of a troubled soul to comfort and encourage him.

Sanctified Tongues: Our tongues are the Lord’s. We must keep them from lying, cursing, murmuring, slandering, boasting, yelling, screaming, or singing worldly songs. May God sanctify our tongues and use them to speak His Truth and Word, to say kind words of encouragement to the faint-hearted, or to rebuke (in a godly way) backsliders.

Sanctified Hands: Our hands are the Lord’s. We must keep them clean and pure from sins. May God use our hands to do His will and Word, to help others and to glorify Him in all that we do.

THOUGHT: Are my eyes, ears and tongues sanctified to the Lord?
PRAYER: Lord, please sanctify and use my body for Thy glory.