Its time to start building the temple

“But now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor evil occurrence”

I Kings 5 : 4 (New King James Version)


We read in the book of II Samuel and also in I Chronicles that the temple was not to be built by David but by his seed . And we read in I Kings 5 : 4 that now that there was rest on every side ; there was neither adversary nor evil occurrence , then the temple was ready to be built.

As we grow in the Lord , we need to understand something very basic but critical. The temple of God cannot be built if there is adversary or evil occurrence. We who are His, need to be built up by not only hearing His word , but doing it as well. And one of the most important things in a Christian life is forgiveness ! Rest of every side.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying there wont be problems and all. But the difference between a Christian and a non Christian is this… We have the peace that passeth all understanding within us ! That’s His grace . When we say we have Christ in us then we acknowledge with total entirety that He that is in us is greater than he who is of this world. When the world sees the valley of shadow of death we see His rod and His staff. When the world sees a table of enemies we see His anointing upon our lives !!

However we need to understand that if we harbor enmity, hostility, evil , unforgiveness in our hearts… if there is not rest on every side within our hearts then the temple cannot be built !!

We read in Mark 11:25 , “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”

When we pray , our hearts need to be free from bitterness, unforgiveness…..

I pray that this morning we will go before the presence of the Lord and have our hearts cleansed from all anger, unforgiveness and bitterness that we have been holding on to. Your work environment might be tough… but don’t harbor thoughts which are not of God within your hearts. There might be people or even close family members that have hurt you… Its time to forgive and let go. If there be any divisive thinking within us we need to clean it up by His grace.

We are to be vessels of glory for the Lord ! Its time to sow to the Spirit !

God Bless