Snapshots
Biblical Truth
OF
The Real You
BIBLE REFERENCES:
Genesis 2:7 (NIV) “The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”
Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV) “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
Deuteronomy 10:12, 13 (NIV) “And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?”
Deuteronomy 30:6 (NIV) “The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.”
Psalms 23:1-3 (NIV) “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”
Matthew 27:50 (NIV) “And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.”
1 Corinthians 6:19, 20 (NIV) “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.”
Romans 12:2 (NIV) “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV) “Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.”
The Bible tells us that there is a part of us that will live forever, it will never die. It is true; our physical bodies will some day stop functioning and their time here on planet earth will come to an end. However, the inner you, your inner man, your spirit (soul) will continue to live on forever.
The Bible teaches us that we humans are comprised of a body, a mind and a soul. The mind (sometimes referred to as the heart) and the soul (sometimes referred to as the spirit) make up the inner you - the real you. Your body is simply a temporary package to house the soul. It is this inner you that requires the forgiveness, regeneration and renewing by God. Only then does your body become a temple for God’s Holy Spirit. This is what the body was originally designed for. It was never designed to be a hangout for a rebel.
A PRAYER
“God, change all of me so that I can think and act in a way that pleases you. Only then will I find peace and contentment for my soul.”
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SNAPSHOT:
APPLICATION:
“What you see is what you get” may apply to some things in life, but the Bible teaches us there is a lot more to us humans than what meets the eye.
