The Education of the Intercessor
What is intercession?
•Intercession:
1.The act of interceding, intercepting, or interrupting.2.Prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of another.
What is an intercessor?
•An intercessor is a selfless prayer general trained in intercession, who speaks to God on behalf of another.
-Intercessors must be educated in the nature, style, and dimensions of prayer, and trained how to engage the Heavens to move the hand of God, angelic beings, and men in the Earth (Daniel 10:1-15, Matthew 18:18).
-Intercessors must also understand the operations of the unseen world and demonic beings to engage in spiritual warfare against them.
-Intercessors must always dress themselves in the whole armor of God before entering warfare prayer (Ephesians 6:10-18).
Our chief intercessor is JESUS CHRIST (Romans 8: 26-27, 34, 1 Tim. 2:5, Revelation 4, Revelation 5:8).
Intercessors take on the personality and characteristics of Jesus in intercession.
•The Lion, the Ox/Calf, the Eagle, the Man
-These are the four faces, personalities, and characteristics of Jesus the intercessor.
-We must take on the nature of each one that is needed in intercessory prayer.
1.The Lion
-Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. We are the Lion’s whelp, which mean children of the Lion (Revelation 5:5, Genesis 49:9).
-The Lion rules the wildlife Kingdom. They have an attitude of authority.
-They shift the atmosphere when they roar. They invoke terror and fear into their prey.
-When we take on this characteristic, we take authority over an environment, we demand that our enemies bow down, and we send terror into the kingdom of darkness.
2.The Ox/Calf
-Jesus is our burden bearer. He takes our heavy burdens and give us his light burdens. (Psalms 55:22, Isaiah 58:6, Matthew 11:28-30)
-The ox or calf are beasts of burden. They carry loads and they plow ground for seeds to be sown.
-When we take on this characteristic, we bear the burdens of others (Galatians 6:2) and break up the fallow ground for seeds of the word of God to be sown (Hosea 10:12).
3.The Eagle
-Jesus is our eagle (Deuteronomy 32:11-12). He carries us on his wings and covers us with his feathers (Psalms 91:4). As our chief intercessor, he covers us.
-The eagle can fly higher than any other bird into the Heavens. They also can see from 2 miles away.
-When we take on this characteristic, we take flight in the spirit realm into the Heavens. (on a flight we take the middle seat)
-We cover others in prayer and we fight the enemy from the Heavenly spiritual realm. We detect the enemy in the spirit and fight him as an Eagle does.
4.The Man
-Jesus is the Son of Man (Daniel 7:13, Matthew 18:11, Revelation 1:13)
-As a man, Jesus healed, delivered, forgave sins, and blessed many. He was relatable to all humanity through the infirmity of the flesh.
-When we take on this characteristic, we have apathy for others, we heal, deliver, and bless others.
-As men in the likeness of Jesus, we dominate the Earth, cast out devils, and establish the Kingdom of God.
Intercessors get in between things and change them.
•Intercessors turn things, prevent things, pray against things, destroy things, build things, create things, and get favors from God all through prayer.
•Warnings can be given as well.
•Intercession is intense prayer. We should walk, clap, travail, cry out, lay prostrate, and invoke the presence of God upon the altar and all over the space we are praying in.
Prayer Format: A. C. T. S. I.
ADORATION:
•Means to- Worship, praise, reverence. To demonstrate fondness.
-During this time we are not asking for anything, we just adore God (all should be saying something)
-With good vocabulary and scripture knowledge of who God is, this can last up to 30 minutes or longer.
Psalms 145:1-3 NIV
"(1) I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
(2) Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
(3) Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom."
CONFESSION:
•Means to- To throw as stones, or shoot as arrows.
-This is to cast our acknowledged and unknown sin upon God. This gets the guilt, sin, and iniquity off of us and onto God, which clears us to supplicate when we are ready.
-During this we should cry out with a repentant heart.
Daniel 9:4-5 KJV
"(4) And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;"
"(5) We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments."
Thanksgiving:
•Means to- To demonstrate appreciation, gratitude, or thankfulness.
-You can thank God for everything, this is where we move into praise.
-The intensity must increase-we shout, leap, jump, clap, and etc. to exhibit praise.
Psalms 100:4 KJV
"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
Psalms 103:1-5 KJV
"(1) Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
(2) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
(3) Who forgiveth all thine iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases;
(4) Who redeemeth thy life from destrcution; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
(5) Who satisfies thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles.
SUPPLICATION:
•Means to- To make request for one's needs.
-During this we can begin to petition God for what we need or desire.
-There must be an objective of what we are asking for when we pray together.
-Matthew 18:19-20 teaches us to agree and ask for the same thing when we are praying together. Praying and requesting in unison gets faster results.
-We must focus, be intentional, and always pray for wisdom to handle what we are asking for.
Psalms 119:170 KJV
"Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word."
Daniel 9:20-22 KJV
"(20) And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God:
(21) Yea, while i was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
(22) And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
INTERCESSION:
•Means to- To intercept. To interrupt. To get in between.
-During this time we focus on praying for others.
-We should prepare to do warfare and to travail as a woman giving birth to a child.
-The intensity should be its highest during intercession. We end in a high praise or in a still worship.
Gen. 18:17-33
Abraham intercedes for Sodom and Gomorrah
Intercessors get favors from God
After finishing prayer, we should take 2-5 minutes (maybe more depending on the atmosphere) to soak in the presence of God. This is where we sit in stillness and meditate, reflect on what we prayed, and listen for God to speak to us prophetically.
Time management:
Adoration- 15 mins
Confession- 5 mins
Thanksgiving- 15 mins
Supplication- 10 mins
Intercession- 15 mins
Total= 1 hour
(As you grow these times can be extended)
Praying for an hour should be your target goal. During this time you can also pray in your heavenly language in the Holy Ghost to intensify the presence.
•Means to- Worship, praise, reverence. To demonstrate fondness.
-During this time we are not asking for anything, we just adore God (all should be saying something)
-With good vocabulary and scripture knowledge of who God is, this can last up to 30 minutes or longer.
Psalms 145:1-3 NIV
"(1) I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
(2) Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
(3) Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom."
CONFESSION:
•Means to- To throw as stones, or shoot as arrows.
-This is to cast our acknowledged and unknown sin upon God. This gets the guilt, sin, and iniquity off of us and onto God, which clears us to supplicate when we are ready.
-During this we should cry out with a repentant heart.
Daniel 9:4-5 KJV
"(4) And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;"
"(5) We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments."
Thanksgiving:
•Means to- To demonstrate appreciation, gratitude, or thankfulness.
-You can thank God for everything, this is where we move into praise.
-The intensity must increase-we shout, leap, jump, clap, and etc. to exhibit praise.
Psalms 100:4 KJV
"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
Psalms 103:1-5 KJV
"(1) Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
(2) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
(3) Who forgiveth all thine iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases;
(4) Who redeemeth thy life from destrcution; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
(5) Who satisfies thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles.
SUPPLICATION:
•Means to- To make request for one's needs.
-During this we can begin to petition God for what we need or desire.
-There must be an objective of what we are asking for when we pray together.
-Matthew 18:19-20 teaches us to agree and ask for the same thing when we are praying together. Praying and requesting in unison gets faster results.
-We must focus, be intentional, and always pray for wisdom to handle what we are asking for.
Psalms 119:170 KJV
"Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word."
Daniel 9:20-22 KJV
"(20) And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God:
(21) Yea, while i was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
(22) And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
INTERCESSION:
•Means to- To intercept. To interrupt. To get in between.
-During this time we focus on praying for others.
-We should prepare to do warfare and to travail as a woman giving birth to a child.
-The intensity should be its highest during intercession. We end in a high praise or in a still worship.
Gen. 18:17-33
Abraham intercedes for Sodom and Gomorrah
Intercessors get favors from God
After finishing prayer, we should take 2-5 minutes (maybe more depending on the atmosphere) to soak in the presence of God. This is where we sit in stillness and meditate, reflect on what we prayed, and listen for God to speak to us prophetically.
Time management:
Adoration- 15 mins
Confession- 5 mins
Thanksgiving- 15 mins
Supplication- 10 mins
Intercession- 15 mins
Total= 1 hour
(As you grow these times can be extended)
Praying for an hour should be your target goal. During this time you can also pray in your heavenly language in the Holy Ghost to intensify the presence.
Word and Deliverance for the body
Matthew 5:27-30 NIV
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.
28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.”
When performing deliverance and when ministering to ourselves, these scriptures will help drive evil spirits out of the body and produce godly behavior in the body. Your body has to be retrained by the nature of God, and his word is how you train it.
The Head/Mind
Romans 12:2 (KJV)
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Colossians 3:2 NIV
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Philippians 4:8 (ASV)
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Isaiah 26:3
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”
The Eyes
Psalm 119:37
“Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in your ways.”
Psalm 119:18
“Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from your law.”
Proverbs 4:25
“Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.”
Luke 11:34
"The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.”
1 John 2:16
“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.”
Job 31:1
"I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?”
The Nose
Isaiah 2:22
“Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; for why should he be esteemed?”
Genesis 27:27
“So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said, "See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed;”
Proverbs 7:17
“I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.”
2 Kings 19:28
“Because you rage against me and because your insolence has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will make you return by the way you came.”
The Mouth/Tongue/Lips
Ephesians 4:29
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
Proverbs 21:23
“Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.”
Proverbs 15:4
“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”
Joshua 1:8
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
James 3:8
“But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
1 Peter 3:10
"Do you want to love life and see good days? Then keep your tongues from speaking evil. Keep your lips from telling lies.”
Colossians 4:6
“Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Season them with salt. Then you will know how to answer everyone.”
The Ears
Proverbs 18:15
“The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.”
2 Timothy 4:3
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires.”
Exodus 21:6
“Then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.”
Job 36:10
"He opens their ear to instruction, and commands that they return from evil.”
Revelation 2:29
“Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The Heart
Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;”
Proverbs 4:23
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Psalm 51:10
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
Philippians 4:7
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Psalm 37:4
“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
Jeremiah 17:9-10
“(9) The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (10) “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
Matthew 22:37
“Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
Matthew 15:19
“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.”
The hands
Matthew 5:30
"If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.”
Psalm 26:6
“I shall wash my hands in innocence, and I will go about your altar, O LORD.”
Psalm 16:8
“I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
Psalms 144:1
“Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.”
Psalms 24:3-4
“(3) Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who shall stand in his holy place? (4) He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”
The feet
Proverbs 4:26
“Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1
“Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.”
Psalm 18:33
“He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places.”
Psalm 119:101
“I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep your word.”
Psalm 1:1
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers!”
Isaiah 52:7
“How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, and says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Psalm 47:3
“He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet.”
Romans 16:20
“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.”
The body
1 Corinthians 6:19
“(19) Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; (20) you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
Romans 12:1
“Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him.”
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
“(16) Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? (17) If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.”
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.
28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.”
When performing deliverance and when ministering to ourselves, these scriptures will help drive evil spirits out of the body and produce godly behavior in the body. Your body has to be retrained by the nature of God, and his word is how you train it.
The Head/Mind
Romans 12:2 (KJV)
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Colossians 3:2 NIV
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Philippians 4:8 (ASV)
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Isaiah 26:3
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”
The Eyes
Psalm 119:37
“Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in your ways.”
Psalm 119:18
“Open my eyes, that I may behold Wonderful things from your law.”
Proverbs 4:25
“Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.”
Luke 11:34
"The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness.”
1 John 2:16
“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.”
Job 31:1
"I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?”
The Nose
Isaiah 2:22
“Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; for why should he be esteemed?”
Genesis 27:27
“So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said, "See, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed;”
Proverbs 7:17
“I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.”
2 Kings 19:28
“Because you rage against me and because your insolence has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will make you return by the way you came.”
The Mouth/Tongue/Lips
Ephesians 4:29
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
Proverbs 21:23
“Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.”
Proverbs 15:4
“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.”
Joshua 1:8
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
James 3:8
“But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
1 Peter 3:10
"Do you want to love life and see good days? Then keep your tongues from speaking evil. Keep your lips from telling lies.”
Colossians 4:6
“Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Season them with salt. Then you will know how to answer everyone.”
The Ears
Proverbs 18:15
“The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.”
2 Timothy 4:3
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires.”
Exodus 21:6
“Then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.”
Job 36:10
"He opens their ear to instruction, and commands that they return from evil.”
Revelation 2:29
“Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
The Heart
Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;”
Proverbs 4:23
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Psalm 51:10
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”
Philippians 4:7
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Psalm 37:4
“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
Jeremiah 17:9-10
“(9) The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (10) “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
Matthew 22:37
“Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
Matthew 15:19
“For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.”
The hands
Matthew 5:30
"If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.”
Psalm 26:6
“I shall wash my hands in innocence, and I will go about your altar, O LORD.”
Psalm 16:8
“I have set the LORD continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.”
Psalms 144:1
“Praise be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.”
Psalms 24:3-4
“(3) Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who shall stand in his holy place? (4) He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.”
The feet
Proverbs 4:26
“Watch the path of your feet and all your ways will be established.”
Ecclesiastes 5:1
“Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.”
Psalm 18:33
“He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places.”
Psalm 119:101
“I have restrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep your word.”
Psalm 1:1
“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers!”
Isaiah 52:7
“How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, and says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Psalm 47:3
“He subdues peoples under us and nations under our feet.”
Romans 16:20
“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.”
The body
1 Corinthians 6:19
“(19) Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; (20) you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
Romans 12:1
“Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him.”
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
“(16) Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? (17) If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.”