Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. Romans 6:12-13
“For God made all things good in their order, the five senses in the head, and He joins on the neck to the head, the hair also for comeliness, the heart moreover for understanding, the belly for the dividing of the stomach, the calamus for health, the liver for wrath, the gall for bitterness, the spleen for laughter, the reins for craftiness, the loins for power, the ribs for containing, the back for strength, and so forth. So then, my children, be orderly unto good things in the fear of God, and do nothing disorderly in scorn or out of its due season. For if you bid the eye to hear, it cannot; so neither in darkness can you do the works of light.”
Testament of Naphtali, concerning Natural Goodness 8.2 (second century BC).
In Paul’s letter to the Romans he urges them not to let sin reign in their bodies but rather to offer themselves as an instrument of righteousness. Likewise, the Testament of Naphtali describes how God made each part of our bodies to perform certain functions, he made us do works of light. So friends, in the fear of God, were we not designed for disorderly conduct. God designed us for good works (cf. Ephesians 2:8-10; 2 Timothy 2:20-21). He made us to shine like lights for Him. Let’s do it.