Day 4

Scripture to Read: 1 Corinthians 6:15

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 them members of a prostitute? May it never be!” God was lovingly rebuking the Christians who had gotten caught up in sexual immorality. God was asking these Christians, “Don’t you realize that your bodies are part of the body of Christ?” “Why would any Christian, knowing they are a part of the body of Christ, unite their body with a prostitute?” “That should never even be an option.” As we consider our lives, we must examine ourselves daily and make sure we are not uniting ourselves with anything or anyone that dishonors our Lord Jesus Christ. That does not mean we cast aside lost people, for we know we are called to lead others to know and follow Jesus as we do, but we must not misuse our bodies since Christ lives in us through His Holy Spirit. God desires that our bodies be “a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.” (2 Timothy 2:21). We are God’s servants. As such, we must passionately pursue our fellowship with Him and His Word and not the passions of our flesh. We must “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.” (Proverbs 4:23).

Challenge & Application

Why was God having to lovingly rebuke the Christians in Corinth? How do we remain vessels of honor for our Lord?

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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