A Building, a Field, and a Temple
Text: I Corinthians 3:9,16
Have you ever thought of yourself as a building or a field? What are buildings used for? Buildings are used to dwell in, to store things, to house things or people! What about a field? A field is a place to be used to plant and harvest, among many other things. Paul the Apostle tells us we are G-d’s building, and in verse 16 he goes on as far as to say a temple! What are temples used for? A temple is a place of worship, the place where a deity is supposed to dwell and be worshipped.
Have you realized how marvelous you are? You are a building, where G-d dwells, where His Glory can be stored; you are a field where the Word of G-d can grow and could bring a great harvest into the kingdom of G-d; which in turn will bring a great manifestation of the Spirit, which by the way already dwells inside of you!!! Halleluiah! Do you realize how precious your body is? Do you realize that the Triune G-d resides in His building…YOU!!!
As a temple, a place where people worship, our bodies must be (or should be) a living manifestation of G-d’s presence, a growing and flowing field of G-d’s Word and a walking praise machine!!! Let’s crank up the praises this week. Remember you are a temple (of the Holy Spirit) where the True and living G-d is worshipped!
In Him,
Pastor Paul Santos