The Passion Week 2007 Day 2
Jesus cleanses His temple
Scripture Reading:
Matt 21:12-17; Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:45-48
(read these passages online)
Jesus entered the temple and did not like what He saw. It was not the place it was intended to be.
"My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations' But you have made it ‘a den of robbers'."
1 Corinthians 6:19 says "Do you not know that your body is a temple of
the Holy Spirit." Jesus desires to inhabit our hearts. If Jesus were to
cleanse your temple, what would he over turn and throw out? Are there
things in your life that you would not want to be in the same "room"
with Jesus?
Jesus declares His house to be a house of prayer. If you were to turn
your life into a house of prayer, how would your life be different than
it is today? Prayer is how we communicate with God, we tell Him what is
on our heart and listen to what is on His heart. Our lives are to be a
temple for Him, a place for Him, and He wants to communicate with us
through prayer.
When Jesus encountered a fig tree that did not bear fruit on His way to
the temple, he cursed it and it withered. Our lives will wither away
when we cease to be the temple we were made to be.
Prayer:
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Thank God that we can know Him.
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Confess the things that He wants to cleanse out of your life.
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Listen to how He wants to communicate with you.
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Ask Him to make your heart a temple that honors Him.
- Thank Him for making your heart a temple for Him.
Meditation:
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.