You ARE God’s Dwelling Place: Stop That IDOLISING And IDOL Worship!
“. . . What agreement hath the TEMPLE of God with idols? FOR YE ARE THE TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD; as God hath said, I WILL DWELL IN THEM, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” 2 Corinthians 6:16
Dear Believer in Christ Jesus, do you really want to WORSHIP GOD WORTHILY and SERVE HIM ACCEPTABLY? If yes, know full well that you can’t ABOUND IN FAITH, HOPE and LOVE of God’s graces when you’ve idolised stuff around you to equal and above God, knowing you are God’s dwelling place.
“What say I then? THAT THE IDOL IS ANY THING, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? 1 Corinthians 10:19.
You can’t acclaim to be God’s dwelling place when you inhabit IDOL as ornaments and IDOLISED anything before your God. You must come to a state of reverence and reverential fear where you let not anything stand between you and God in matters of WORSHIP and in advancing the KINGDOM SERVICES and CAUSES of God in Christ Jesus stead.
Today is another opportune time and moment been given to you to make a difference. And knowing full well that ANYTHING that robs you of a great and good starts in God’s temple – your body or rather your being, is an IDOL.
STOP THAT IDOLISING! Get rid of that IDOL ORNAMENTS. You can’t WORSHIP and SERVE God with will such RESPECT to PERSON’S and MAMMON’S! Acts 10:34-36..
SELAH-PAUSE AND THINK.
SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:
“. . . What agreement hath the TEMPLE of God with idols? FOR YE ARE THE TEMPLE OF THE LIVING GOD; as God hath said, I WILL DWELL IN THEM, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” 2 Corinthians 6:16.
“What say I then? THAT THE IDOL IS ANY THING, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? 1 Corinthians 10:19.
“AND I FELL AT HIS FEET TO WORSHIP HIM. And he said unto me, SEE THOU DO IT NOT: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: WORSHIP GOD: for THE TESTIMONY of Jesus is the spirit of PROPHECY” Revelation 19:10.
“What? KNOW YE NOT THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS IN YOU, WHICH YE HAVE OF GOD, AND YE ARE NOT YOUR OWN? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.
“Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS: 35 but in every nation he that FEARETH him, and WORKETH righteousness, is ACCEPTED with him. 36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)” Acts 10:34-36 (1 Peter 1:17; James 2:1-13; Colossians 3:24-25; Ephesians 6:9; Romans 2:10-11
“Thou shalt not WREST judgment; THOU SHALT NOT RESPECT PERSONS, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous” Deuteronomy 16:19 (Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Proverbs 24:23; Proverbs 28:21; Lamentations 4:16).
REV. CHUKIE MORSI