You are the temple of the living God!

Are you keeping yourself cleansed? If you are a follower of Jesus, you are to be as clean as possible. Read this:



2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1



16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,

“I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.17 Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord,and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me,says the Lord Almighty.”

7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.



Make sure you catch these points from the scripture:



1. You are the temple of God if you are a follower of Jesus. Once you ask Jesus to be Lord and Savior of your life the Holy Spirit enters your body and you are now His temple!



2. God is our God! He dwells with us not in some far off distant land!



3. Be separate from unbelievers and their idols! Don't even touch unclean things.



4. As we strive to be pure and holy God welcomes us and is our Father and we are His children. A note on this is: Jesus cleanses us from our sin and only Jesus but God expects us to live holy lives and avoid sin.



5. Since we are God's children and He gives us these promises because He loves us so much, it should be a joy, an honor, and a want to keep ourselves as clean as possible before our heavenly Father!



6. Fear God....He is God and we have this Word from proverbs about fearing God:



Proverbs 1:7



7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.



May we take God's Word and apply it to our life today and everyday!



Tom