Have you ever wondered why so many Christian converts are on fire for the Lord?
Paul says that our bodies are temples. If that is true then we each have a Holy of Holies that is unoccupied. Sadly, most of us set the bar for divine occupancy so low that we rent the space out to any “god’ that…..
God created the heavens and the earth and declared it a very good place to live. Adam and Eve then rejected His rule and were expelled into the wilderness. God’s children filed for separation because they confused slavery to sin with being emancipated minors. The Holy playground that God had created became an unholy crime scene. God’s daily walks were transformed into a once-a-year sacrificially supervised parental…..
The Jewish Temple in Jerusalem was the location where God and man would meet. God, not content to be separated from the creatures made in His image, orchestrated a way in which an unholy people could still connect with their holy maker. Direct contact was limited to only one person, once a year, in the Holy of Holies. God and man could meet only after an elaborate series of rituals designed to purify the priest, people, and place. However, the…..