I Command My Body by Keith Cook
"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway" 1 Corinthians 9:27
One of my favorite countries is Jamaica. It is exciting to join in worship with Jamaican believers and see the hand God move in their midst. In Jamaica the youth sing a song about our bodies. The song goes like this:
I command my body to praise the Lord.
I command my body to praise the Lord.
Body, praise the Lord.
Body, praise the Lord.
I command my feet to praise the Lord.
I command my feet to praise the Lord.
Feet, praise the Lord.
Feet, praise the Lord.
I command my head to praise the Lord.
I command my head to praise the Lord.
Head, praise the Lord.
Head, praise the Lord.
I command my hands to praise the Lord.
I command my hands to praise the Lord.
Hands, praise the Lord.
Hands, praise the Lord.
The song continues on as long as the youth have the imagination to create different areas of the body to praise God. The motions are quite funny. When they say head praise the Lord they move their head around. When they say feet praise the Lord they dance around and on and on it goes.
In the same way every part of your life needs to praise Him.
Command your EARS: You can do this by always listening to the Spirit of God in your life as He tries to direct you in service and obedience to Him.
Command your MOUTH: Let your mouth be continually filled with praise to God. You can also use your mouth to share with others about the love of Jesus.
Command your BODY: In subjection to the will of God... pure, disciplined, in control.
Command your HANDS: One hand representing reaching out to help others and one hand reaching up to God for help.
Command your HEART: To be full of love and compassion for others as well as on fire for God.
Command your EYES: To be open to the Spirit's leading and open to the needs of others.
Command your MIND: Have the mind of Christ and meditate on the Word of God.
Command your FEET: Your feet should be dancing for Jesus, running for Jesus, walking For Jesus, and standing For Jesus.
Command your KNEES: Your knees should be continually used for times of prayer to reach into Heaven for fellowship and inspiration from the Father.
Daily Prayer Focus: Pray that you will honor and glorify God with your body.
On The Go Prayer Focus: Those who need to make decisions for Christ as On The Go and the Keith Cook Team shares the Gospel around the world. Pray that they will hear a clear message about Christ, that the Holy Spirit will move them to a point of decision and that they will be bold enough to publicly respond for Christ.
Thank you for taking the time to pray for this important division of On The Go Ministries. For more information on any our ministries here at On The Go, you may send your questions to info@onthego.org.
On The Go Daily Devotion for January 22, 2021
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