“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (ESV) |
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In Christ, belonging isn’t mere affection, camaraderie or membership in the same club … It is so much more. The price of our belonging was set and met through the sacrifice of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. That’s why Paul tells us we are “not [our] own” in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. God loves us so much that He rescued us from the grip of anything else that promises to satisfy but won’t. And instead, He made us belong to Him alone.
When we don’t remember that we were made to be God’s possessions, and what it cost for us to be His, we end up longing for belonging everywhere else. Through the clothes we wear, the people we engage, the work we do — we look for home in identifiers rather than in our identities in Christ.
We must know who we belong to! In Christ, we are fit and fashioned for the belonging we were always made for. So, friend, let go of all the world tells you to do in order to belong. In Jesus, you are already seen, known, rescued and loved.
Lord, thank You for Paul’s reminder that nothing — no weakness and no pressure — is too hard for You. Still my striving and help me replace it with wonder for Your power. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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