The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. The temple in Jesus' day was magnificent and beautiful, but it had lost its function. It was no longer a place of worship and sacrifice but had become a place of commerce. People came to fulfill their religious duties and the businessmen were there to help them meet their religious obligations. The sense of holiness and awe were gone. Just like the people of that day, we can loose our sense of holiness and awe. Going to church can become a routine obligation rather than a time of true worship. Our lives and our worship can become cluttered. We need to let God's light shine through the windows of our heart like it shines through the windows behind the simple altar of the Missionary Baptist Church. Prayer
Lord Jesus, Break into the altar of our lives with your light. Clear away the clutter and cleanse our lives of sin.
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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1 Corinthians 10:31
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