" TEMPLES of the HOLY SPIRIT "
TEMPLES of the HOLY SPIRIT
Broaching the subject of temples, these are a few questions we might ask ourselves: If we are "temples of the Holy Spirit," how equipped are we to house that awesome Third Person of the Blessed Trinity?Do we realize what an awesome task that is? Hardly. I, for one, am deeply lacking in that realization, even though, when I think about it, I know it is true. Do we crowd out the Holy Spirit by our own human wants and needs? Does our sinful nature push the Holy Spirit right on out of us? We need to come to grips with the awesome gift and the responsibility that we were not created for our own selves, but for HIM, for our Father, by our Father, GOD the Father. The "Holy of Holies" wants us, you and me, to be with HIM, now as we are able and to grow in that upward spiral, opening up to invite HIM in, more fully, moment to moment, hour to hour, day by day.
How do we do this? By being aware, by bringing ourselves back into focus repeatedly, by pondering this magnificent gift of His Presence within us, available to us at every moment, even to the end of time. We are never alone in our human frailty if we remember in times of trial that He told us He would never leave us nor forsake us. Why is it then, that we become so engrossed in our own world, in our own minds, that our souls cannot grow or realize HE is there? We need to hear the knock, unlock the door, open the door, and receive Our King.
The more we open up to the Holy Spirit residing within us, the more we become like Christ. Realizing the Holy Spirit within us enables us to love one another and others like Jesus did and does. There is a part in every person, no matter how deeply hidden, even from themselves, where a dit-dot of the Holy Spirit may gain entrance. While there is life, there is always hope.
If we are to evangelize, we must first evangelize ourselves. I know it sounds a little silly, but how can we purport to evangelize someone else if we are not evangelized ourselves? Perhaps we had good mentors. To them we are greatful, but the onus is then upon ourselves to stay evangelized, to stoke the fire and keep it burning, spreading it to other souls, to our families, to our friends, to our aquaintances, to our neighborhoods, to our towns, countries, cities. Wherever we are, we want to keep the Fire of His Holy Spirit burning.We have the power because of the Holy Spirit. That is the reason we must keep our temples in order. If we have some cobwebs in the temple, if we have cracking walls, if we have shaky foundations, there is the remedy. JESUS.
There is Repentence. It is the cleansing and strengthening we need to dust out those cobwebs, to caulk those cracks, to secure those foundations. We have the promise of Forgiveness if we go to Jesus with a sincere heart. There is the Bible, the Word of God, in daily doses to help strengthen us. There is church, the house of God where we take our "temples." Our churches, if we are able to physically get ourselves there, fortify us. If we cannot get to our churches, many of our churches are on the television where we may hear the Word of God to fortify us. We have our blessed Prayer Groups on the Internet to encourage us, to lift us up, to fortify us, to strengthen us. The gist of this message is, if we are Temples of the Holy Spirit, let us take on the responsibility and put into that Temple only what in the sight of God is acceptable.
We must respect the fact that we were gifted by God with this AWESOME GIFT and the responsibility that goes along with it, of keeping it in order.We pray for ourselves to realize and remember the GIFT. We pray our brothers and sisters in Christ come to realize it too, and they remember the GIFT. Awesome that He made us Temples of………the HOLY SPIRIT. Let us show our gratitude in songs of Praise and Thanksgivings to our Father.
Mel Patterson © 2004
Broaching the subject of temples, these are a few questions we might ask ourselves: If we are "temples of the Holy Spirit," how equipped are we to house that awesome Third Person of the Blessed Trinity?Do we realize what an awesome task that is? Hardly. I, for one, am deeply lacking in that realization, even though, when I think about it, I know it is true. Do we crowd out the Holy Spirit by our own human wants and needs? Does our sinful nature push the Holy Spirit right on out of us? We need to come to grips with the awesome gift and the responsibility that we were not created for our own selves, but for HIM, for our Father, by our Father, GOD the Father. The "Holy of Holies" wants us, you and me, to be with HIM, now as we are able and to grow in that upward spiral, opening up to invite HIM in, more fully, moment to moment, hour to hour, day by day.
How do we do this? By being aware, by bringing ourselves back into focus repeatedly, by pondering this magnificent gift of His Presence within us, available to us at every moment, even to the end of time. We are never alone in our human frailty if we remember in times of trial that He told us He would never leave us nor forsake us. Why is it then, that we become so engrossed in our own world, in our own minds, that our souls cannot grow or realize HE is there? We need to hear the knock, unlock the door, open the door, and receive Our King.
The more we open up to the Holy Spirit residing within us, the more we become like Christ. Realizing the Holy Spirit within us enables us to love one another and others like Jesus did and does. There is a part in every person, no matter how deeply hidden, even from themselves, where a dit-dot of the Holy Spirit may gain entrance. While there is life, there is always hope.
If we are to evangelize, we must first evangelize ourselves. I know it sounds a little silly, but how can we purport to evangelize someone else if we are not evangelized ourselves? Perhaps we had good mentors. To them we are greatful, but the onus is then upon ourselves to stay evangelized, to stoke the fire and keep it burning, spreading it to other souls, to our families, to our friends, to our aquaintances, to our neighborhoods, to our towns, countries, cities. Wherever we are, we want to keep the Fire of His Holy Spirit burning.We have the power because of the Holy Spirit. That is the reason we must keep our temples in order. If we have some cobwebs in the temple, if we have cracking walls, if we have shaky foundations, there is the remedy. JESUS.
There is Repentence. It is the cleansing and strengthening we need to dust out those cobwebs, to caulk those cracks, to secure those foundations. We have the promise of Forgiveness if we go to Jesus with a sincere heart. There is the Bible, the Word of God, in daily doses to help strengthen us. There is church, the house of God where we take our "temples." Our churches, if we are able to physically get ourselves there, fortify us. If we cannot get to our churches, many of our churches are on the television where we may hear the Word of God to fortify us. We have our blessed Prayer Groups on the Internet to encourage us, to lift us up, to fortify us, to strengthen us. The gist of this message is, if we are Temples of the Holy Spirit, let us take on the responsibility and put into that Temple only what in the sight of God is acceptable.
We must respect the fact that we were gifted by God with this AWESOME GIFT and the responsibility that goes along with it, of keeping it in order.We pray for ourselves to realize and remember the GIFT. We pray our brothers and sisters in Christ come to realize it too, and they remember the GIFT. Awesome that He made us Temples of………the HOLY SPIRIT. Let us show our gratitude in songs of Praise and Thanksgivings to our Father.
Mel Patterson © 2004
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