Christian Meditation Podcast

906 You Belong to Christ, A Guided Christian Meditation on 1 Corinthians 3:21-23 with the Recenter With Christ app
The purpose of this podcast is to help you find more peace in  and connect with the true source of peace, Jesus Christ. 
Outline: Relaxation, Reading, Meditation, Prayer, Contemplation and Visualization.
 You can sit comfortably and uninterrupted for about 20 minutes.You should hopefully not be driving or anything tense or unrelaxing.  If you feel comfortable doing so, I invite you to close your eyes.
 
Guided Relaxation / Guided Meditation:
 
Breathe and direct your thoughts to connecting with God. Let your stomach be a balloon inflate,  deflate.
Scripture for Meditation
1 Corinthians 3:21-23
KJV
21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;
22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;
23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
NABRE
21 So let no one boast about human beings, for everything belongs to you, 22 Paul or Apollos or Cephas, or the world or life or death, or the present or the future: all belong to you, 23 and you to Christ, and Christ to God.
NRSVCE
21 So let no one boast about human leaders. For all things are yours, 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all belong to you, 23 and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
Reflection on Scripture:
We spend a great deal of time on earth trying to distinguish what is our property and what is other people's. There are contracts, deeds, titles, ownership, identity verification. It all is an outcropping of the fallen world we live in. Those are rules that apply on earth. In Heaven those distinguishing points make way less sense. Through the Grace of Jesus we are made join heirs with Christ. All the Father has will be ours. All things are yours is what Paul says. All belong to us and we belong to Christ. 
Imagine what a beautiful notion that is. This is not to make a case for earthly laws at all, far from it. It is an eternal spiritual principle. You belong to God. Through Him all belongs to us as well. With that said there is no need for defensiveness in faith. We should be confident and strong, but also humble and deferential to God's knowledge above our own. We are so blessed by God that we do not need to trust our jealous human emotions when it comes to faith. 
Ponder instead what a great gift it is that all things are yours. Whatever feeling of scarcity or ownership you experience in your life is a temporary earthly problem. Through God, there is no human supremacy. During this period of reflection I invite you to reflect on what amazing that is. How amazing it is to be love and totally accepted by God. Live in that union and in your heart seek to extend that to all God's children. 
Meditation of Prayer:
Pray as directed by the Spirit.
Dedicate these moments to the patient waiting, when you feel ready ask God for understanding you desire from Him.
Meditation of God and His Glory / Hesychasm:
I invite you to sit in silence feeling patient for your own faults and trials.
Summarize what insights you have gained during this meditation and meditate and visualize positive change in your life:
This is a listener funded podcast at patreon.com/christianmeditationpodcast
Final Question: If you consider the invitation and command to persevere in the faith, what change in your life does that bring to your mind? 
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1 Corinthians 3:16-20
NET
16 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? 17 If someone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, which is what you are.
18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness." 20 And again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile."

904 You Are God's Temple, A Guided Christian Meditation on 1 Corinthians 3:16-20 with the Recenter With Christ app
The purpose of this podcast is to help you find more peace in  and connect with the true source of peace, Jesus Christ. 
Outline: Relaxation, Reading, Meditation, Prayer, Contemplation and Visualization.
 You can sit comfortably and uninterrupted for about 20 minutes.You should hopefully not be driving or anything tense or unrelaxing.  If you feel comfortable doing so, I invite you to close your eyes.
 
Guided Relaxation / Guided Meditation:
 
Breathe and direct your thoughts to connecting with God. Let your stomach be a balloon inflate,  deflate.
Scripture for Meditation
1 Corinthians 3:16-20
NET
16 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? 17 If someone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, which is what you are.
18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness." 20 And again, "The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile."
ESV
16 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.
18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness," 20 and again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile." 
Reflection on Scripture:
You are God's temple. An ailment common to many people is the feeling that they must wear a mask of who they think they should be. Perhaps they wonder if they would ever be accepted for who they are. So in order to overcome that, they put on an act of what they think they should act like. If you show who you really are, how would that be perceived. Perhaps we put on airs of being smart of funny, or perhaps we act in ways that would be impressive or strong. And yet down inside there is loneliness. God sees through all that. 
At all times, God, who knows you perfectly, is willing to be with you. And that is the real you, the whole you. This mask you wear would cover the person who God made. Please dont misunderstand this thought to mean that every part of you is good or that every desire we have is directly linked to some essential element of who we are, in fact quite the opposite. Who you are is an eternal question. You are God's temple. He abides in you. His spirit can be with you and guide you. 
Never forget that the Lord invites you to be with His spirit. There is no need to be alone in this world. The Lord looks on the heart. He knows your heart. He knows your sin. He sees beyond every lie, every mask, every act of false bravado and pride. You are his Holy temple, because He makes you holy. We are not wise compared to Him. We are not crafty enough to outsmart the eternal game of morality. Yet we are offered to be the temple of His Spirit. 
Meditation of Prayer:
Pray as directed by the Spirit.
Dedicate these moments to the patient waiting, when you feel ready ask God for understanding you desire from Him.
Meditation of God and His Glory / Hesychasm:
I invite you to sit in silence feeling patient for your own faults and trials.
Summarize what insights you have gained during this meditation and meditate and visualize positive change in your life:
This is a listener funded podcast at patreon.com/christianmeditationpodcast
Final Question: If you consider the invitation and command to persevere in the faith, what change in your life does that bring to your mind? 
FIND ME ON:
Download my free app: Recenter with Christ
Website - ChristianMeditationPodcast.com
Voicemail - (602) 888-3795
Email: jared@christianmeditationpodcast.com
Apple Podcasts - Christian Meditation Podcast
Facebook.com/christianmeditationpodcast
Youtube.com/christianmeditaitonpodcast
Twitter - @ChristianMedPod