God’s temple

Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 NLT

The temple at Jerusalem was reverenced, the temple mount in Jerusalem that remains is a place of prayer. However, for us Christians,  us being God's temple, well that is special, but do we live with an awareness of the sacredness of this truth?

If I am God's temple then darkness cannot inhabit any part of me, no wicked thoughts, no judgemental thoughts, no unclean thoughts, no greedy thoughts can cohabit with the presence of God.

The bible talks about the abomination of desolation that was set up in the temple. This is spoken of in Daniel. Apparently a second century BC Greek ruler, Antiochus, offered sacrifices in the temple twice daily. Jesus also spoke about this happening in Mark, and when Rome chose to destroy the temple because of an uprising it is believed that it also happened then in AD 70. Some believe it will happen again when thr Antichrist comes to power in the last days. However for this to happen the temple has to first be rebuilt. This made the temple unclean, and polluted by wickedness.

Imagine how we would make our temple unclean: watching unclean shows, partaking in godless undertakings, making ourselves god in thr lives of others.

What is the way to keep our temple clean? Live aware, and intentional about making the space holy for the Lord. This takes effort. It really does require us to Love the Lord first and foremost, and a dying to self.

Up for the challenge?

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