Pearls from the Bible 88

One of the popular things about our times is fitness. We care about it a lot. Being fit is many people's New Year's resolution itself. Persistence matters when we want to become fit. We go to a particular place,do particular exercise be it walking, cycling to train ourselves. We completely change what we eat to get fit in body.

Here in his letters to Ephesians 4 Paul talks about staying fit in our inner selves. In verse 14 Paul says, "I ask God, from the wealth of His glory, to give you power through his spirit to be strong in your inner selves." Being strong in our inner selves makes us do spiritual things( like loving God and living by His words) with more efficiency. God's word is the food for our souls. May we practice fitness for our souls by trying to be in God's presence every day (eating God's manna). A clue that we have been made strong in our inner selves is that we will obey the Holy Spirit. Can we keep our diet properly or are we consuming everything we see on the internet every day? Do we have a place to exercise and develop muscles in our spirit? Verse 17 says, "I pray that Christ will make his home in your heart through faith." By taking care of our inner selves, we are giving a prime place for Jesus to rule our hearts.

Hey friend, we have one life, one heart. May we keep it clean, fit, and may we train our inner man every day.

Dear God, we commit our lives to you. Strengthen our inner man, Lord. May we overcome every temptation every day by submitting ourselves to your Holy Spirit. May Jesus make our heart his home. May he always find it a happy place. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.