Why Poor Stewardship of the Body Can Be an Act of Unfaithfulness
Core Christianity
Aaron Simon
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🗓️ 1 July 2026
⏱️ 8 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is a production of Solar Media. This podcast is made possible by generous listeners like you. |
| 0:06.2 | If you enjoy the show and want to help us continue this work, consider giving today at |
| 0:11.0 | Solimedia.org slash donate. There's a story floating around about a well-known Scottish preacher, |
| 0:17.4 | Robert Murray McShane. If you're not familiar with him, McShane pastored in the Church |
| 0:21.2 | of Scotland in the 19th century, and he's probably most well known for his Bible reading plan. |
| 0:26.8 | You can get the Bible reading plan, the McShane Bible reading plan on the ESV Bible app. |
| 0:31.3 | The McShane Bible reading plan is more rigorous than most Bible reading plans. |
| 0:35.9 | It'll get you through the Old Testament in a year once, |
| 0:38.4 | but it'll get you through Psalms and the New Testament twice in that same year. |
| 0:42.3 | And this isn't surprising because McShane was known for being a very hard worker. |
| 0:46.3 | So much so, in fact, that some people have speculated that his work ethic was partly to blame for his early death. |
| 0:52.2 | At the age of 29, he died of typhus. There's a quote that's attributed |
| 0:55.9 | to him. A lot of people mention this online. I'm not sure how certain we can be that he actually said it, |
| 1:00.7 | but apparently purportedly prior to his death, he said, God gave me a message to deliver and a |
| 1:06.4 | horse to ride. Alas, I have killed the horse. Now I cannot deliver the message. Now the horse there is supposed to be a |
| 1:14.6 | metaphor for the body. And while on the one hand, it's a noble thing to pour out our lives for the sake of |
| 1:18.8 | the gospel. You think of the Apostle Paul, for example, and so many of the Apostles of our Lord, |
| 1:23.3 | there are times where a failure to have healthy habits can become sinful. |
| 1:28.3 | Now, just to be totally clear, I'm not trying to accuse Pastor McShane of, you know, falling into this trap. |
| 1:34.3 | I think it's a real temptation though for all of us, all Christians who are service-oriented. |
| 1:39.3 | And so in this video, I want to talk about why being a good steward of your body is actually a key part of faithfulness to God and His Word. |
| 1:54.6 | So the first thing I want to say is that your body actually is not just your body. |
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