Cleaning the Temple

On Sunday we shared from Matthew 21:12-17 - Jesus cleaning the temple.

Traditionally, this passage speaks about righteous anger, the need for religion at the time to transform and the temple to become a house of prayer.

In 1 Corinthians 6:19, Paul says that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit and we are to hounour God with our bodies.

In the same way, we are to allow Jesus to cleanse our temples and become vessels of transfomation, healing and hope.

We can do this by daily allowing the Holy Spirit to convict us of the areas in our lives that need healing, change and transfomation.

My prayer is that we will become a house of prayer for the Lord.

The Work of the Spirit

On Sunday we shared from Jesus' teaching on the work of the Spirit.

A couple of things emerged:

- Jesus had to be glorified in order that we would recieve the Spirirt as Counsellor.

- We are shaped and transformed by the Spirit when we allow Him to convict us of changes in our lives.

This for many Christians is not a new understanding but what may be new is to make the concious effort to be transformed to a righteous life.

My prayer is that you will allow the Spirit to work in you this week.