'ஆதவன்' வேதாகமத் தியானம் - எண்:- 1,067 டிசம்பர் 30, 2023 சனிக்கிழமை
தேவ செய்தி :- சகோ. எம் . ஜியோ பிரகாஷ்
CONSIDER YOUR WAYS
'AATHAVAN' BIBLE MEDITATION No:- 1,067 December 30, 2023 Saturday
"The
glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD
of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts."
(Haggai 2: 9)
According to the New Testament our body is the temple where God lives. (1 Corinthians 3:16 and 6:19). In today's meditation verse, we see the words "former house (temple)" and "later house (temple)". The former house refers to the house before we came to know Christ and the latter house refers to the house after we came to know Christ and begin to live a spiritual life. The house here refers to temple of God.
Well, what was the former temple
like? The prophet Haggai says it as follows: - "Ye have sown much, and
bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not
filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth
wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes." (Haggai 1: 6)
A church without Christ was
such a useless life. We have to think why our life is like this and correct
ourselves. Therefore, "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your
ways." (Haggai 1: 7)
But many people today are
trying shortcut ways to avoid reforming themselves and wondering why they are
living an unblessed life. Even many who claim to be Christians consult
horoscopes and seek fortune-tellers. They also tie enchanted ropes around their
wrists.
But God says through Haggai,
"Go up
to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure
in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.' (Haggai 1: 8)
That is, if we want to
repair the previous temple that was without blessing, we have to climb the hill
of Calvary. We must build the temple which is our body with the wood of the
cross of the Lord Jesus Christ. I will delight in it, and so my glory will
shine forth, says the Lord. Yes, beloved, our body, the temple, is to be
glorified and surrendered to the Holy Spirit.
Then the glory of this
latter temple will be greater than the glory of the former temple without
Christ, says the Lord of hosts; Not only that, the Lord of hosts says that He
will command true peace in our lives.
Let us climb the mountain of
Calvary; Let us glorify the temple that is our body with the cross.
God’s Message :- Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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