thoughts on 'this temple'...*three*

We have established an amazing God ordained truth in this little series so far...
That our bodies are temples of the very Spirit of the living God.
They are the place that God wants to be most on earth.

This concept actually leads me to many other questions and thoughts.
Many of which lead to answers and/or sometimes challenges...

The original Jewish temple had some very specific components to it.
One of those was the function of priests. And in particular the High Priest.
Without the priesthood the temple can lose it's direction and even it's entire meaning.
If you study the history of the Jewish temple you will see a link between how well it was functioning and the actual Hight Priest responsible.

So here is my challenge/question to you and me this week...

Who is the Priest of your temple?

- Are you the priest?
- Is Christ your High Priest?
- Or maybe you have abdicated the priesthood of your life to someone or something else?

These are challenging and pertinent questions to consider, especially if you identify with the concept of your body being the temple of the Holy Spirit.
Also if you body is a temple, then it needs a priesthood.
And what better than a priesthood that God has designed specifically for the task?

Here is a great piece of encouragement...

14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:4-16 niv

When Jesus is firmly enthroned as your High Priest you can have confidence. You can begin in rest in the fact that He has got your back and your front, and whatever else you need.
Place Him as the most prominent in your 'temple' and watch you world change.

Something to think about...