[Cyrus said,] " 'Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (He is God), which is in Jerusalem.' "
Ezra 1:3
The Jewish captives were commissioned by Cyrus to build the house of the LORD God in Jerusalem. What joy there must have been when they heard this decree. They would finally, after all those long years, be able to have a temple again where God could dwell and they could worship. But what of us? We are God's building (I Corinthians 3:10). We are the temple of God where the Spirit of God dwells (vs. 16), built on the foundation of Jesus Christ (vs. 11). But we have the commission to be careful how we build (vs. 10b). No shoddy workmanship. No mediocre work just to get by inspection. If we are indeed God's house, it calls for intentional care to be a temple that will bring Him honor and glory.
Today's Thought: Since we are God's temple and He dwells in us, we need to be the best we can be.
Have a "building" day. Love you.
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