Who Made The Body?

In our culture, many of us view our bodies as belonging to us. It is safe to say that we have had this mentality since Adam and Eve disobeyed. Thus, we view it as our right to decide how we are to use it, which often times leads to us abusing our bodies. The abuse is usually subtle and the effects of this abuse creep up on us.  


An honest question in response would be: What is the best way to take care of my body? However, I think there is a more important question that we need to ask. That question is: Who made my body? This question is vital to our life yet we overlook it. When we value something, we wisely look to the manufacturer to determine how it should be used. We try to understand something about the manufacturer so we could understand the product. We educate ourselves about the product from what information the manufacturer provided. We ensure it gets the proper maintenance from the product's technicians, trained in the ways of the manufacturer. Why? It is our desire to get the maximum return and enjoyment from the product over the course of its life.  All of these demonstrate that we are grateful to the manufacturer for the product. They show that we truly value the product.


Yet, for our bodies, the most important of all creation, we do not do the same. We don't take the time to get to know its Creator. We don't take the time to understand the body according to what He said. We tune Him out and listen instead to the opposing voices around us that are not in tune with Him. We are fixated on the messages from popular culture about how to take care of the body. We are fed messages from the pulpit that make the body seem insignificant to our Christian life here and now. Any popular message about the body that fails to take into account its Creator, and how He purposed it to be treated must be rejected. Any pulpit message that does not value the body as God's temple and that it must be cared for as such must be corrected. It is important for us to feed our minds with the truths about the body. It is necessary, then, to be fully convinced of who created the body and the manner its creator prescribed for it to be treated in order for it to fulfill its purpose. 


So, who do you believe made the body? If we believe God did, then let's earnestly seek to know Him. Let's earnestly seek to learn how He wants us to take care of it. For when we earnestly seek to do these things: it shows that we desire to honor Him with it, it shows that we value it, and it shows that we are grateful for it. He is honored when we do, and our lives will be a rich blessing to those we love and to those around us. There is great joy in this.