Our Bodies -Portals of God's Glory, Part 2

 
            A portal can be described as a gate or a doorway. In the spiritual realm, it is a point of access between the earthly and the divine. For those of us who have invited Jesus to be the Saviour and Lord of our lives, God desires to use our bodies as portals for His glory.

            In the previous blog, I wrote how God can use our mouths, eyes, ears, as well as the centre of our beings, the source of our thoughts, emotions, and will, also known as our hearts, to bring glory to His name. In Part Two, I want to look at how we can use our minds, feet, and hands to honour Him.

OUR MIND
         When we are born again, our spirits are made new and alive in Jesus. “Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17 AMPC).

        Someone has written that the problem with our minds is not only that they are finite, but that they are fallen. Our souls (mind, emotions, and will) need to be renewed by aligning them with God’s will and His Word.

       “Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes” (Romans 12:2 TPT, bolding mine).

       We replace the error of the world’s way of thinking with the truth of God. And God’s truth is revealed in His Word. God’s Word sanctifies us. Jesus prayed to His Father, “Make them holy – consecrated – with the truth - Your word is consecrating truth” (John 17:17 MSG).

        We bring glory to God when we dedicate our minds to knowing Him.

OUR FEET
            God wants to direct the course of our feet. “Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil” (Proverbs 4:26-27 NIV).

            When we allow Him to direct our feet, “...He opens before me the right path and leads me along in his footsteps of righteousness so that I can bring honor to his name” (Psalm 23:3 TPT).

            Allowing God to use our feet to share the Gospel puts a smile on His face. “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those who bring the happy news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns” (Isaiah 52:7 TLB).

            And when we put feet to our faith in service to Him and His kingdom, God is pleased. “Don’t just listen to the Word of Truth and not respond to it, for that is the essence of self-deception...” (James 1:22 TPT). “If you listen to the Word and don’t live out the message you hear...you perceive how God sees you in the mirror of the Word, but then you go out and forget your divine origin” (James 1:23-24 TPT).

            God desires for us to use our feet to fulfill His divine plan for our lives.

OUR HANDS
            Jesus used His hands to wash the feet of His disciples, feed the multitudes, break the bread, serve the wine, perform miracles, heal the sick, and raise the dead. When Jesus sent out His twelve disciples, He told them, “You must continually bring healing to lepers and to those who are sick, and make it your habit to break off the demonic presence from people, and raise the dead back to life. Freely you have received the power of the kingdom, so freely release it to others” (Matthew 10:8 TPT).

            Jesus has given us His authority and the Holy Spirit to follow His command in Matthew 10:8 to use our hands to extend His kingdom. We bring Him glory when we obey.
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            I close with the words of the Apostle Paul. “And so...I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living sacrifice, holy – the kind he can accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask?” (Romans 12:1 TLB).