Cleaning House

Have you ever received a phone call from your spouse to let you know that unexpected company is on the way? At this point you go into a frantic state, you begin cleaning as fast as you possible can. You are putting stuff in drawers, hiding stuff under the beds and your closet becomes a coffin for all items laying around. The laundry basket is filled within two minutes of the plethora of laundry that is covering the floor. You find things that you have not seen in months. By the time the company arrives it seems as if you have a live in maid. But your prayer is God please do not let them open the hall closet or I am going to have to call 911 because of one being buried by an avalanche of miscellaneous items. This week we will cover the scripture where Jesus comes into the temple and cleans it of its corruption. Jesus was angered by the injustice that he saw. He was was upset that people where using the temple to promote there agenda with no thought of God. You know forever people have asked questions about this Scripture and the anger that Jesus exhibited. I have even had people asked me if Jesus was angry then did he not sin as he drove those out with whips. But you know there is nothing wrong with righteous anger. Some of the very people that have asked this question have gotten angry about the cruelty that animals endure. Some have fought for fair wages and human rights. You see we are all created with a righteous anger that helps us to defend our faith and shows how passionate we are about things. If we were all that passionate about our faith in Jesus Christ then we would have more people coming to Christ.
Another thing that I have gleaned from this Scripture is that maybe it speaks to our Temple. I mean does Jesus not compare our body to a Temple. Maybe rather than look at the anger that Jesus exhibited, maybe we should ask the question, "what is it in our bodies that are causing corruption to the body of Christ?" This passage of Scripture serves as a reminder that maybe we need to do some Spring Cleaning. Not the kind of cleaning where we shove it in a drawer or fill our closets but the kind of cleaning that says we remove it totally from our temple (body). In doing this we create a Spirit that promotes Jesus in everything that we do. What do you need to get rid of or to severe from your temple. This week we will examine how to do some spring cleaning just in time for Easter.