Body Worship on a rollercoaster

Romans 12 says an amazing thing: "Present your body...which is your spiritual worship!

We think our bodies have nothing to do with us. Even CS Lewis said we were souls with bodies. But we are whole people. And God calls us to "present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God..."

Acceptable to God! Wow!

I had a taste of this riding "Wild Thing," a roller coaster at Valleyfair, an amusement park near us. It has a 200 plus foot first drop. When we got there in the morning, I went straight to Wild Thing. I rode in the back (the best place to ride a coaster). On the way up, I felt a bit nervous (it is a long way up!).

But when I got to the top, I put my hands up (standard roller coaster position) and I realized that that was exactly the posture I was frequently using to praise God! So the whole ride I was yelling at the top of my lunges, praising God!

Don't wait to ride a coaster - you can praise God with your whole self right now. But the next time you ride one, remember: Arms up!