Build the Walls
1Corinthians 6:15
15Do younot know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take themembers of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
1Corinthians 6:19-20
19Do younot know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom youhave received from God? You are not your own; 20you werebought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
Ephesians 6:10-17 (New International Version)
The Armor of God 
10Finally,be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put onthe full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil'sschemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh andblood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers ofthis dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenlyrealms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, sothat when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, andafter you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firmthen, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate ofrighteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted withthe readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16Inaddition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you canextinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Takethe helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Nehemiah 4:15-18 (New International Version) 
15 Whenour enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustratedit, we all returned to the wall, each to his own work.
16 Fromthat day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equippedwith spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind allthe people of Judah 17 who were building the wall.Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon inthe other, 18 and each of the builders wore hissword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed withme.
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Let’sjust get to the quick of it, your bodies are a living temple of God’s. You were bought with a price through JesusChrist and you are now a child of the Living God. Do you want to live the rest of your days onthis earth as status quo or do you want more out of life? Do you want to be the Spiritual leader thatGod wants you to be? Follow his word andjust don’t read it, but listen to it, eat it daily and grow in stature bybecoming a disciple of Christ. I embeddedan image from the movie, Lord of the Rings. I think the symbolism is very appropriate inthat we do not wrestle against flesh and blood…we need to equip ourselves dailyand be prepared for war. We need to readthe Bible, pray continuously and obey God’s precepts. We are a holy people and we cannot serve twomasters: God and Sin. The two do not go together and God is notmocked. Imagine the walls in the videoclip are actually the walls of our heart and if we give in to the ways of thisworld and do not allow God to be Lord over our lives. We are at war with an enemy who is taking noprisoners. What fruit is your walkbearing? The fruit of the Spirit or ofthe sinful nature? (Galatians 5) Thechoice is yours…are you ready? Let's get serious about discipleship and your call to Spiritual Leadership.