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Significant Verse: 2:17, (19-21)
What does the verse say? After clearing the Temple area of money changers, the disciples remembered the prophetic Scripture: "Passion for God's house burns in me." Passion for purity. Cleaning house. Then Jesus figuratively referred to his own body as a "temple".
What is God saying to me? Jesus was passionate about maintaining the purity of the Temple. He was also passionate about keeping his body pure, his temple. Am I that passionate about protecting the purity of my body, my temple? Paul called us "temples of the Holy Spirit". I am a temple of God's Spirit. Am I that passionate about helping others to purity their temples? Lord, show me if I have tolerated impurity in my body. Reveal if I've allowed sin to set up tables in my temple. Purify my heart. Lead me in your ways. (Then I confessed any sins the Lord brought to mind, asking for his forgiveness and cleansing.)
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