Day 2

Scripture to Read: 1 Corinthians 6:13

God had Paul write this in 1 Corinthians 6:13, “Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.” We know the Christians in Corinth struggled with pride, and we know they needed guidance on how to deal with civil disputes, but they also struggled with sexual immorality. As God had Paul write 1 Corinthians 6:13, God had Paul illustrate how food is for the stomach and God designed the stomach for food. We know we depend on food to nourish us. When we’re hungry, we eat because we know we not only want it but need it. But then, God had Paul tell the Christians that He would one day do away with both of them. When we go home to be with our Lord, we will not depend on food; even though there will be food in heaven, our appetite will not control us. The Christians in Corinth probably used the excuse that if they were hungry, they ate; therefore, if they had sexual desires, they had the right to meet those desires as they wanted also. But God said, “No, your body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.” As Christians, we don’t have the right to fulfill our fleshly desires, but we must submit to our Lord and crucify those fleshly desires so that Christ is honored through every decision we make.

Challenge & Application

What current fleshly desires are you struggling with, and how are you learning to crucify them so that God is honored in your life? What scriptures are you memorizing to defeat the fleshly desires that you’re struggling with?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

When we consider our freedom in Christ, we must be cautious not to allow our freedom to become a stumbling block to immature Christians, especially not to those who are still lost in their sin. Freedom through Christ is an incredible gift, but that freedom does not give us the right to use it in an ungodly or dishonoring way. As God led Paul ...

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Day 2

God had Paul write this in 1 Corinthians 6:13, “Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.” We know the Christians in Corinth struggled with pride, and we know they needed guidance on how to deal with civil dis...

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Day 3

God made it clear in 1 Corinthians 6:13 that just because we have a fleshly desire does not give us the right to follow through on that fleshly desire. Then, God had Paul write this in 1 Corinthians 6:14: “Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power.” In His perfect time, God the Father sent Christ (Galat...

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Day 4

Remember that the Christians in Corinth had been allowing their fleshly desires to rule them. Therefore, if they had a sexual desire, they would fulfill that desire through a prostitute. God had Paul write this in 1 Corinthians 6:15: “Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make...

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Day 5

God never wants us to join ourselves to the things that our flesh longs for. God had Paul write this in 1 Corinthians 6:16–17, “Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall become one flesh.” 17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.” Our flesh c...

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Day 6

Sometimes, God makes it clear, so there’s no doubt about what He is commanding us to do. God had Paul write this in 1 Corinthians 6:18, “Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.” Instead of running towards our sexual fantasies, God tells us clearly that we must run...

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Day 7

God gives many warnings, words of encouragement and affirmation, commandments, and much more throughout His Word. As God had Paul write to the Christians in Corinth, God had him write this in 1 Corinthians 6:19–20: “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not you...

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