Psalm 138:2 (NIV)
2 I will bow down toward your holy temple
and will praise your name
for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
that it surpasses your fame.
and will praise your name
for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
that it surpasses your fame.
For Christians, God's temple is one of two related things:
either the Christian's body (1 Cor. 6:19-20) or the group of people who make up
his Church (1 Cor. 3:16). Because of the flaws in people who make up our
churches, many are hypercritical of their hypocrisy. But God's Church is
precious to him, and should be to us. Anyone who destroys his Church through
division will be utterly destroyed. God's faithfulness to his people is seen in
his preservation of the Church through all the ravages and persecutions of
history and his patience with the flawed people who are in his Church. But, God
is still the center of the Church and he alone is to be exalted. The Church is
still to be governed by his Word and not just their own will.
Thought for today:
Can I walk away from dissent, leaving God to reveal himself?
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