thoughts on 'this temple'...*six*

I have always been intrigued by the following statement that Jesus made...

He said to them,“Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
Matthew 13:52 niv

Jesus in context has been sharing a lot of teaching in the form of parables.
Parable of the Sower.
Parable of the Weeds.
Yeast, Hidden Treasure, Pearls, Net...
Lots of amazing teaching we can sink our spiritual teeth into!

And then He throws this comment in which I think fits nicely our series on 'The Temple'.
That we should ideally bring both old and new out of something called the storehouse of our lives.
Interesting in a world where old or new is valued, not necessarily both at the same time?

Inside the Jewish Temple were storerooms.
Places where everything from the Book of Law, wood, clothing, to the treasures and other items of high value were kept.
In our lives we have spiritual storerooms.
Places where we can keep the teachings of Christ, the life changes experiences from long ago, and the most current revelations of God's amazing grace to us.

The point for me is this...
That your storehouse needs all it can get and that all you have is useful for your life and ministry.
We need the balance of the past with the freshness of the new.
To be a good minister of the gospel/temple, we need all this divine storehouse can hold and then offer.

Can I encourage you today to do a couple of things?
Make sure you never let go of the testimony of God's goodness in your life. 
Store it and share it as much as He gives you opportunity to. 
Use it to remind yourself/encourage yourself along your journey.

Second - shop, hunt, find, research God's Word for fresh revelation.
Go along to your Church each week expecting God to speak into your spirit something new.
Read something of His Word.
Dive into great books, not just any books.
Listen to faith filled podcasts.
Discuss His Word with others in a Connect Group.

Then your temple will have what it needs to fulfil the expectation Jesus has for it.

Something to think about...