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Keep building in
faith!
our building is a living Temple, and we are also
living stones of this Temple of the living God
Worthy Ministries
“Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of
the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth,
and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.” - James 5:7
If
you ever have the chance to visit Jerusalem, one place you must see is
Solomon's quarries – also known as Zedekiah's cave.
It's
a gigantic underground quarry beneath the old city of Jerusalem, an amazing
archaeological site which offers a glimpse of the handiwork of the builders of
the first temple of King Solomon.
Can
you imagine, as the Temple was under construction, what the craftsmen and the
builders must have been thinking about this glorious house they were building?
Carpenters
from Lebanon gathering cedar timbers, laborers moving building materials from
Joppa, stonemasons cutting and honing stones – their imaginations must have
been filled with expectation and wonder as the awesome heavenly plans given to
King David materialized under their meticulous construction.
Each
of them had a part and a glimpse of its glory as he worked, waiting,
anticipating... the final manifestation of the glory of the completed Temple!
Each
of us is also a builder, but our building is a living Temple, and we are also
living stones of this Temple of the living God.
In
our daily labors, we can catch a glimpse of the glory as we watch His image
forming in ourselves and in those around us – but we can hardly begin to
imagine the full splendor of His completed Bridal Temple!
I'm
sure there were times when the workers of Solomon's Temple felt weary after a
long hard day of work – but those memories had to be completely erased when
they finally beheld the Temple in its glory!
So,
if you're feeling weary and tired – just remember, you are building something
magnificent, and the sacrifices of your labor today, will be returned a
hundredfold by the generosity and joy of your Heavenly Bridegroom!
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