God's New Temple

The prophet Joel envisioned a day when the Lord would pour out His Spirit upon the earth. God would no longer live in a temple made by human hands. He would live in His people – they would be the temple of His Holy Spirit. This prophecy has been fulfilled. Christians, we are God's temple. The Spirit's coming produces profound change. When the Holy Spirit lives in us, we see differently, hear differently, speak differently, love differently, think differently, and live differently. The "fullness of God" crowds out carnality and self-centered mentality. As we are "filled with Spirit", self-serving, self-promoting, and self-indulging behaviors are mercilessly drowned one by one. There is only room for one God in the new temple. -- Friar Tuck's Occasional Wisdom

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