Culture Wars Family Devotional - Week 8

Opening Prompt 

Tell me what you learned about God this week?

Let me share with you what I learned about God this week…

Focus: Our bodies belong to God, and we honor Him by how we use them.

• Tell: Tell your kids about a time you chose to honor God; maybe by helping someone, using kind words, or walking away from something unwise.
• Share: Share how remembering that your body belongs to God helped you guide your decision. Honoring God starts when we remember that we belong to God.
• Ask: What’s one way you can honor God with your body today?
  • Whats one way our bodies help us love God and love others?
    
    

Read this Scripture with your family:

“Flee from sexual immorality… Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.”

1 Corinthians 6:18–20

Talk about this devotional thought:

The Bible teaches us that our bodies are not an accident—they are a gift from God. Paul reminds us that God cares deeply about how we use them because His Holy Spirit lives within us.

To help understand this, think about something valuable that belongs to your family—maybe a house, a car, or a special gift. You take care of it, protect it, and use it wisely because it matters.

In an even greater way, God says our bodies matter to Him. That means:

• We use our hands to serve and help.
• We use our feet to go where God would want us to go.
• We use our words to speak truth and kindness.
• We use our minds to think about what is good and honoring to God.

Because Jesus gave His life for us, we want our lives—including our bodies—to reflect gratitude and worship.

Questions to Ask 

• What do you think it means that God’s Spirit lives in us?
• Why do you think God cares about how we treat our bodies?
• How can we use our bodies to love God and love others?
• What is one choice you can make this week that honors God?

(Tip for parents: Let kids answer freely. There’s no rush to correct everything. The goal is conversation, not perfection.)

Prayer

Pray this simple prayer together:

“God, thank You for creating us and giving us our bodies. Help us use our hands, feet, words, and thoughts in ways that honor You. We want our lives to worship You. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

Monthly Memory Verse 

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”

Romans 12:1