SCRIPTURE: 2Corinthians (NIV) 6:16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” [Ezekiel 27:37]
17 “Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” [from Isaiah 52:11]
18 “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” [Jeremiah 32:9]
OBSERVATION: Not “we were.” Not “we will be.” But “WE ARE” the temple of the living God. That is what we are right now!
The various temples in my lifetime display what worshippers believe their god can do. Appropriately, they are lifeless exhibits of lifeless gods. Worshippers faithfully carry on hoping to appease the god’s anger or to gain some reward.
Not so with The Lord God Almighty. He is a living God and requires a living temple! His worshippers, in whom He dwells, are His temple! He does not relate to us as stones and mortar, but as a Father with His children.
APPLICATION: My life is a temple of THE Living God! My life should display God in a favorable way. My worship and service should make God attractive. My worship is not a lifeless ceremony from the past, but a living out of a current relationship with the King of kings and the Lord of lords! We are friends! He is my Father!
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I know that you are working for my good, even when you are correcting me. Lord, I want to live my life for your good. I want my life to be a place you love to live. I want to be your child that brings joy to your heart. Amen
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