Pastor Josh continued the series entitled "Get In Shape"
Today's topic "A Healthy Body" he did take by the nape
Pastor reviewed the message from Rachel last week
At a diagram of concentric circles we did then peek
In the middle was spirit, surrounded by our soul
To serve as a tent or dwelling is our body's goal
That things can be good for us, he did remind
As long as they don't become gods of a kind
For our spirit needs to define our entire identity
"From the inside out", as we had sung so loudly
About going "from death to life" Pastor did then talk
Through the start of Ephesians two we did quickly walk
We had no identity when our lives begun
We needed God in order to really have one
In our transgressions and sinful nature, we were dead
But God's love through Christ made us alive instead
For we were saved because of God's amazing grace
Not because of works done by any of the human race
And as Paul wrote in Second Corinthians 5 verse seventeen
"If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation" that is clean
But being alive in Christ is not enough, Pastor did extol
We need to let that new spirit drive our body and soul
For God works in us per his will and our works are for Him
As we can read in Philippians 2:13 and in many a hymn
But it is not easy for our old self's habits to overcome
Fear, jealousy, confusion, and perfection are just some
We should not conform to this world, per Romans 12 : 2
For being transformed by God's will is what we should do
In regards our soul, from "turmoil to peace" Pastor did say
Per Psalm 43:5, putting our hope in God is the best way
From knowing God, we can find praise, hope, and salvation
Pastor Josh then referred to St Augustine of Hippo's oration
"Because God made us for Himself", the saint did clearly state
"Our hearts are restless until they rest in Him" and on Him wait
"He makes us lie down" in Psalm 23 David did write
So he can restore our souls, a phrase we often recite
In Matthew 11 verses 28-30, this concept Jesus did repeat
For only with Him will the rest for our souls be complete
Onto "A Healthy Body" and Romans six Pastor then did move
"Do not offer" parts of our "body to sin", it does behoove
Verse twelve says that in our mortal bodies, not to let sin reign
But rather offer ourselves to God, for righteousness we can gain
Pastor said that God's whispering we should not shun
That does not mean that God does not want us to have fun
For us to have a life of abundance He has no objection
As long as it is consistent with His continual direction
To sin which leads to death we should no longer be a slave
But for righteousness, we should be obedient and behave
"From slave to sacrifice" is how Pastor did start to conclude
Romans twelve verse one is the passage we then viewed
We are to offer our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing
When we give our lives to God, we get freedom and fears easing
Pastor left us with Jesus' words from Luke 22 verse forty two
It is not our will, but God's will that should dictate what we do
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