A Borrowed Temple

1 Corinthians 6:16-20.

Be joined with a harlot and be one flesh,
For of one body they shall be intermesh;
Be joined unto the Lord and be one Spirit,
Together your power shall have no limit;
Your body is a temple of the Spirit in you,
From God for life on earth to live through;
It is merely borrowed and is not your own,
Bought at a high price for flesh and bone.
God has an insurance policy on everyone,
At such a high cost for you it would stun;
We are worth more than you ever believe,
The total cost is just too hard to perceive;
He gives us a body and mind for us to live,
Ability to carry out His plan is the motive;
But into our own hands we take on matter,
That we suffer the consequences for later;
It's just too often as we don't ask advice,
From our Heavenly Father who paid a price;
Blood from His son which it had been paid,
When did you thank Him when you prayed?

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2004 Richard Newton Sherrer

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