Ecclesiastes
10:18
If a
man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the
house leaks. (NIV)
Laziness leads to a sagging roof; idleness leads to a leaky
house. (NLT)
Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the
house leaks. (NASB)
By
much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through
idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. (KJV)
Our bodies
are the "house" of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20*)
and we are to honor God with our bodies. It takes conscious
effort and attention to take care of our body and to truly
honor God with it. Ecclesiastes 10:18 tells us not to be
lazy, but be alert to our body's needs: pay attention
to food, vitamins, exercise, sleep, etc.... When we "see"
an area in the health of our bodies that needs to be fixed,
do not put it off. Better eating habits are a way of
bringing health so we may have times of enjoyment. Yes,
good food is a blessing and the Lord DOES want us to eat,
drink and enjoy (Ecc 8:5*)
However, if we eat, drink and enjoy all the time
without any self-control, without taking time to "repair",
we will find our "house" (body) falling down, sagging around
us. How much work (time, effort) will it take to rebuild?
Let God be your master carpenter as you spend time with Him
and He shows you how to make little repairs daily on
your house....... every one of us requires different things
at different times and only God knows our bodies intimately
(Psalm 139:13-16*), He knows our needs before they are
spoken on our lips (Psalm 139:4*), so let the Lord guide
you. He may press upon your heart to eat a nourishing meal,
take a brisk walk, have a time of refreshment, or to be
still and "rest" in Him. These times of obeying the Lord
and taking time daily to care for your "house" will "seal"
up that leak in your house that can cause deterioration to
your body. Even though our bodies may age, have pains and
problems at times, when we seek God first and keep our
spirits "healthy", God will give us the strength, knowledge
and desire to care for our earthly homes as they need it and
live a healthier, happier and more fulfilling life in our
"castles" (temples).
*1 Corinthians 6:19-20*
19 Do you not
know that your body is a house of God where the
Holy Spirit lives? God gave you His Holy Spirit. Now you
belong to God. You do not belong to yourselves.
20 God bought
you with a great price. So honor God with your body. You
belong to Him. (New Life Version)
*Ecclesiastes 8:5 5So I commended pleasure, for there
is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat
and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him
in his toils throughout the days of his life which God
has given him under the sun.
*Psalms 139:13-16 13
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my
mother's womb. 14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully
made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the
secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the
earth, 16 your
eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were
written in your book before one of them came to be.
*Psalm 139:4
4Even before
there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it
all.
