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Leave Your
Sledgehammers Home!
We have the words of life to speak into anyone's life
today
Worthy Ministries
“Do you not know that you are the temple of God and
that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God
will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.” - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
“in whom the whole building, being joined together,
grows into a holy temple in the Lord in whom you also are being built together
for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.” - Ephesians 2:21-22
What
an amazing thought that a holy and infinite God dwells within our bodies when
we come to faith!
This
awesome God so desires to inhabit our very beings ... wow!
Now
imagine how that God is constructing this magnificent temple of living stones,
believers around the world, and fitting us together into a masterpiece; stones
of every color, every size, and differing weight, and fitting them TIGHTLY and
perfectly together for His glory!
Imagine
walking into a glorious Temple, a visual masterpiece exemplifying His temple of
Living stones… and gazing at the splendor of gold, silver and precious gems …
imagine the awe of the beauty you're taking in!
Now
brace yourself and imagine a person entering this glorious place, taking a
sledgehammer and smashing the walls ... hitting every stone ... doing all he
can to desecrate and destroy all this wonder and beauty … you'd say it's the
height of insanity, a massive blasphemy against the magnificent work of the
Creator!
But
how often do we ourselves as His body pick up our hammers, big and small, and
do this destructive work?
There is a proverb of Solomon – “Death and life are in the power
of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” - Proverbs 18:21
Our
tongues can become "hammers" of destruction and death to His precious
children, His Holy Bride, in the Temple of God, His Body.
Words
can build up … and sadly, can also destroy!
Use
words, not as hammers of destruction, but as skillful building tools inspired
by the Holy Spirit to build one another up … polishing each and every precious
stone in God's Temple.
Our
Lord is a builder, the Living Word who says, "Let there be! And it IS!
…” so, let us also be aware before we open our mouths to speak, as we will be
judged for every idle word!
We
have the words of life to speak into anyone's life today.
And "A word fitly spoken is like apples of
gold in settings of silver." [Proverbs
25:11]
Worthy Ministries is a Christian organization based in the United States
and Israel with a global outreach to more than 120 countries on a daily basis.
Though we are an internet
ministry, we are also significantly involved in the land of Israel.
Each week, Worthy Ministries
delivers thousands of daily devotionals and news briefs across the globe. This
past year alone, we have sent out more than 5.2 million news briefs and
inspirational devotionals. We have received thousands of encouraging responses
from appreciative subscribers. And many millions have utilized our sites and
services, including Worthy News, Worthy Chat, Worthy Devotions, and Worthy
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