Sun 9:30a Class; 10:30a Worship; 11:35a Communion
Bible Bites
Clean House
“He built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, ‘In Jerusalem I will put My name.’” (2 Kings 21:4)
Do we build altars in God’s temple, too? Your body is a temple to the Lord (1 Cor. 6:19), and your life is a living sacrifice (Rom. 12:1). There shouldn’t be room for idols in our hearts and lives any more than the Israelites should have been putting idolatrous altars in the temple of Jerusalem.
Has worry become an idol? Or greed? Or fear? Are we amusing ourselves to spiritual death with worldly pleasures and entertainment? Or is our temple clean of such things?
Maybe it is time we start making some changes to clean out the temple. A little less world and a little more setting our eyes on the things above. A little more peace that surpasses understanding and a little less bitter thoughts and angry words.
God’s temples should be clean, and His sacrifices should be purely for Him.
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites
This Week’s Reading: 2 Kings 21-25; 1 Chronicles 1-4; Psalm 42; Proverbs 11
This year, #Biblebites are looking at lessons from the history of the Old Testament. Each week reads a section of history with a Psalm to meditate on and a dash of Proverbs to dwell upon. If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2024-vision
