TEMPLE

n. A building dedicated to religious ceremonies or worship; Something regarded as having within it a divine presence; A building reserved for a highly valued function; A place regarded as a shrine to God where his presence is made known. (The free Dictionary by Farlex, online).

1 Corinthians 3:16…Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells within you?

1 Peter 2:5…You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

A temple in the time of the Jesus was thought to be a sacred dedication unto God, a place where the Lord Jehovah was able to be felt, worshipped and reverenced. As human beings dedicated unto God, we are his living temples, divine houses moving about the world allowing the presence of God to reside within us, that through us, the people we come in contact with will come to worship him, adore him, love him, give themselves to him and replicate the same.

The essence of our existence is to use our total being to reflect the presence of the Lord to the people around us, that the sinner may be redeemed and the broken may find a place of refuge in all that is associated with the Kingdom of Heaven.

When living in the flesh (sins) of the world are we creating a place of dwelling for the Lord? Are we establishing a place where the Lord can come in and use us to the glory of who he is? Does our actions (not the words) create an environment of holiness for the Spirit of God to come into and reflect the goodness of God unto the world?

We are the gate keepers of God’s temple and it is our responsibility to ensure we provide and maintain our temple in such a manner that is conducive to his dwelling. Living in the flesh is not a house beneficial to the Lord’s dwelling because he and uncleanliness cannot reside in the same place.