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We Are The Temple of God

Cindy Dawson

We don’t have to visit a temple made by man to be in the presence of God, as the Israelites did. As a Christ Follower, we are the temple of God and He dwells within us. Isn’t that an amazing thought? As I read about the building of the Temple, I was struck by the great wealth and incredible planning that went into it. It took Solomon seven years to build the temple. (See 1 Kings 5-8)

Solomon used 8,100,187.5 pounds of gold and 76,275,000 pounds of silver. The gold and silver alone was worth $216,603,576,000. This does not include all the precious metals, bronze, iron, ivory, or cedar wood used in the temple. Extrapolating from the number, the total cost of Solomon’s temple including the labor costs (153,000 forced laborers) would have been well over half a billion dollars! Pure gold was everywhere! Even the wick trimmers were made of pure gold! No detail was overlooked.

The Living God doesn’t live in a building. If you are a Christ Follower, He is literally living in your body! Take a moment to let that soak in.

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;  you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV

You may think the temple that Solomon built came at an incredible price, and it did. But God purchased you at an even greater cost, the precious, priceless blood of Jesus Christ. So what does that mean to us today?

We must recognize that we are the temple of God and that we belong to God. He has a plan for us. We have been commissioned to go out and make disciples. We are to love the Lord our God with all of our heart and love our neighbor as ourselves. This is obedience to the One who owns us, to love one another. We must examine ourselves to see if we are honoring the price He paid.

Just as the Lord paid careful attention to how His people treated His temple, so He takes note of the choices we make, our priorities, and the directions we pursue. Our bodies are no longer “our own” because we no longer belong to ourselves but wholly and completely to God. This is the single most important truth about our lives.”

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“. . . the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27 NIV

“Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you.” 2 Timothy 1:14 NLT

“For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.  I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.” Ephesians 3: 14-17 NIV

We may look around at our world and blame our problems on the culture, drugs, TV, violent video games, and any number of evils in the world. But we must remember that revival doesn’t start in the world, it starts in the hearts of God’s people, the Church.

What would happen in our world today if all Christ followers in this generation chose to be Christ-centered instead of self-centered?

With Love, 

Cindy

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25 thoughts on “We Are The Temple of God”

  2. I love this great reminder, Cindy! It’s very impacting how you showed the cost of Solomon’s temple, then reminded us that we as believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit and are bought at great price. Thank you!

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  3. Cindy, This is a great reminder that what we need is to remember change and desired outcomes are an “inside job.” I must be renewed daily in His presence and Word. Then as the song says, “and the things of earth will grow strangely dim…” Blessings ♥

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  4. ❤️❤️This: “We may look around at our world and blame our problems on the culture, drugs, TV, violent video games, and any number of evils in the world. But we must remember that revival doesn’t start in the world, it starts in the hearts of God’s people, the Church.

    What would happen in our world today if all Christ followers in this generation chose to be Christ-centered instead of self-centered?”

    This is so true (and convicting) — all I can say is: Amen!!!

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  5. Great post Cindy!

    I’ve been thinking about how God sent fire down on the sacrifices of His people. I’ve seen the Lord send down His Fire on the sacrifices of His people in old church services.

    When we give what is needed and we desire Him, He still honors us and shows up in mighty ways!

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  8. Your post got me thinking about how carefully the sanctity of the OT temple (and tabernacle) were taken and how it was guarded. We may find that these OT narratives and instructions give us even more ways of thinking about what our identity as God’s temple means for our daily lives. Thank you, Cindy!

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  11. Cindy–
    Reading your post very slowly,,,, it made me stop and ask myself if I truly take serious being the temple of the living God. Do I honor him in all I do, in the way I act, in what I take in with my eyes and ears. Is the way I am living what I would seriously consider if I truly believed that God is inside of me?
    I have a good ways to go.
    Thank you

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