scripture: 1 corinthians 3:16-3:17

Mission Church of the Nazarene

This is a time for us to get things right in life. Right order. Right priority and right focus. It is time to quit wasting time, energy, and talent on things that do not matter. These may be good things, but not every good thing is of God. We are at a time when we must discern the difference. Our text is from a time when God’s people were rebuilding after years on captivity. Even while in captivity, God was orchestrating the day of rebuilding. Before we even think about it, God is preparing for the things that come into our life. God prepared it. No matter how broken and shattered their life had been, God set in motion a plan to rebuild. For Jerelesuem to be whole, they needed an altar, a temple, and walls The rebuilt them in order. There was no opposition when they built the altar, but when they began to rebuild the temple, the enemy took notice. The alter speaks of death, but the temple speaks of life. The enemy does not care that they had a place die, but when they began to rebuild a place of resurrection, he takes notice. The thing that hells hates about the temple is the opportunity to raise out of our troubles. As long as we wallow in our disfunction, the enemy is happy. The reason the devil fights so hard when we move from altar building to temple building is that when we do, we move from the blood of death to the blood of atonement. The reason the devil hates the Holy Ghost is because of what it represents in our life. If we get to where God wants to take us, the devil knows that he has lost. That is the opportunity that terrifies hell.

This is a time for us to get things right in life. Right order. Right priority and right focus. It is time to quit wasting time, energy, and talent on things that do not matter. These may be good things, but not every good thing is of God. We are at a time when we must discern the difference. Our text is from a time when God’s people were rebuilding after years on captivity. Even while in captivity, God was orchestrating the day of rebuilding. Before we even think about it, God is preparing for the things that come into our life. God prepared it. No matter how broken and shattered their life had been, God set in motion a plan to rebuild. For Jerelesuem to be whole, they needed an altar, a temple, and walls The rebuilt them in order. There was no opposition when they built the altar, but when they began to rebuild the temple, the enemy took notice. The alter speaks of death, but the temple speaks of life. The enemy does not care that they had a place die, but when they began to rebuild a place of resurrection, he takes notice. The thing that hells hates about the temple is the opportunity to raise out of our troubles. As long as we wallow in our disfunction, the enemy is happy. The reason the devil fights so hard when we move from altar building to temple building is that when we do, we move from the blood of death to the blood of atonement. The reason the devil hates the Holy Ghost is because of what it represents in our life. If we get to where God wants to take us, the devil knows that he has lost. That is the opportunity that terrifies hell.

Lakeway Baptist Church