A HOUSE OF PRAYER : A LIFE OF PRAYER

 

Mark 11:15-19 "the cleansing of the temple" is a very remarkable story of Jesus. It was an event that happened prior to Passover - just a few days before He died on the cross to save mankind. 

Mark told us that when v15-16 Jesus entered the temple and began to drive out the people buying and selling animals for sacrifices, knocked over the tables of manoey changers and chairs of those who are selling doves. He stopped  everyone from using the Temple as marketplace. 

The Temple must be the place of worship but it turned into a den of thieves, greedy busninessmen and a place for religious elite to get wealthier. 

Let us all keep in mind, that Jesus' action in this passage is calculated, he carefully examined and observed what was going on in the the Temple before He took action. His Actions were deliberate and well thought of - it wasn't a burst of anger or random act of violence .. His anger though real was perfectly holy.

He cleansed the Temple - with calculated action deliberately for He said the temple must be a HOUSE OF PRAYER. 

Let us reflect:

Jesus cleanses our temple - our body, ourselves because we are His temple. He owns our body- it is His temple so feel blessed if Jesus will deliberately cleansed us from all our sicknesses and sins, noises from the outside and worries of the world. 

Let us allow Him to overturn our addictions, break our pride, drive out our every demon of selfishness, anger and hatred and allow Him to knock over our worries and problems. 

He wants our temple to be a house of prayer -- He wants to transform us into A LIFE OF PRAYER, for He wants to be able to listen to us and us be able to listen to Him. 

When was the last time we heard His voice?

When was the last time we truly had fellowship with Jesus?

Let us always invite Jesus to clean our temple, everyday is a struggle of noises of the world but with Jesus, we can get rid of all these noises and have a quiet time with Him. 

Let us live a life of prayer.

Amen.