This is a special time of year! Today Bethany arrives home for the holidays. I will pick her up at the airport late this afternoon. Last night the children of our Wesley preschool, Kids of Creation, had a great Christmas program and packed the sanctuary with parents, grandparents and siblings. The weather is beautiful, with warmer days, sunny skies and the remnants of snow continuing to melt.
I Chronicles 28
In I Chronicles David instructs Solomon on building
the temple, and also on how to live. In verse 10 he says “So take this
seriously. The Lord has chosen you to build a Temple as his sanctuary. Be
strong, and do the work.” Given that the human body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, ("which is in you, which you have of God, you are not your own" - I Corinthians
6:19) this verse applies to every one of us. 1. The Lord has chosen me; 2. To build
my life as a sanctuary; 3. I must be strong and do the work – fixing my eyes on
Jesus "who for the sake of the joy that was set before him
endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right
hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:2)
Psalm 53
Verse 2 “God looks down from
heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise,if
anyone seeks God.” I seek God, and have
done so from my youth. I know he sees from heaven and holds me in the palm of
his hand.
Thank you Lord for your Word this
morning, for guiding my thoughts and for establishing my path. I seek you
today, I bear in my body the marks of following Christ. I seek not the easy
road, nor personal pleasure, success, fame, publicity. I seek your face, You
are all I need. Guide me today in your grace, most Holy One.
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