Soul Priority

There are endless products on the market that will help you take care of your body. In fact, we daily tend to our bodies' many demands. And the body does have its place... Jesus’ resurrection teaches us that God wants to redeem our fallen humanity, body included. Nevertheless, the Bible really does place a premium on our inner life. Do you? Consider:

The inner life has priority psychologically:
“A man's spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?” Proverbs 18:14

The inner life has priority for facing eternity:
"I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!” Luke 12:4-5

The inner life has priority in personal growth:
“Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:7-8

The inner life has priority for gaining true greatness:
“Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” Proverbs 16:32

And the inner life has priority ethically:
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.” Galatians 5:16-17

Having said all this, however, what we do with our body really does matter. In fact, it matters even to our soul!
“Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.” 1 Peter 2:11

Your body makes many loud demands, but your spirit makes quiet ones. Those quiet ones may not seem as urgent, but they are by far the most important.