Vain Jangling
It is my body, my choice.
Most gladly, even eagerly, claim ownership of their body. We eat what we want, we drink what we want, we wear what we want. We pierce and color, cut and conform ourselves how we see fit. In many ways, for countless reasons, we assume the role of potter over our own clay.
Few consider the concept of a Creator. One who has formed mankind from the womb [Jeremiah 1:5], in his image [Genesis 1:27]. Nor do many Christians live submitted to the fact that they have been bought with great price, and therefore should glorify God in body and spirit, which are his [1 Corinthians 6:20].
The vain jangling of “My body, my choice,” stands against the humility found in “God’s body, God’s choice,” through our obedience to him. It denies the person within our body, who is there—most often—by our choice. It fails to reconcile the consequences for our actions and hold us personally responsible. It sets us up as an idol god, which everyone and everything must please, for the sake of our own happiness.
Vain Janglings 