As we become soft and lazy in our bodies, we tend to become soft and lazy spiritually. When Paul talked about making his body his slave, so that after having preached to others he himself would not be disqualified, he was not thinking about physical disqualification, but spiritual. He knew well that physical softness inevitably leads to spiritual softness. When the body is pampered and indulged, the instincts and passions of the body tend to get the upper hand and dominate our thoughts and actions. We tend to do not what we should do, but what we want to do, as we follow the craving of our sinful nature.
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#1 · January 25, 2000, 8:51 am

Posted by: clean-hewmor <clean-hewmor@...>

The Plaque

One Sunday morning the pastor noticed little Johnny was standing staring
up at the large plaque of names that hung in the foyer of the church. The
young man of seven had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the
pastor walked up and stood beside him and gazing up at the plaque, he said
quietly, "Good morning, son."

"Good morning, pastor," replied the young man not taking his eyes off the
plaque. "Sir, what is this?" Johnny asked.

"Well son, these are all the people who have died in the service," replied
the pastor. Soberly, they stood together staring up at the large plaque.

Little Johnny's voice barely broke the silence when he asked quietly,
"Which one sir, the 8:30 or the 10:30?"

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