Tuesday 11 Nov 2012

Tuesday Reading: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18

Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 6:16
16  And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Devotion:
You have heard people talk about being as different as chalk and cheese, and if you have ever eaten a bit of chalk you will probably have a good idea of that difference! Some may say that we, Christians, are as different from other people as chalk and cheese, whereas others will say that they do not see any difference between some Christians and some non-Christians.

We have a choice as to how we are going to behave and it is that choice that is going to speak volumes to the people around us. If we act like any other person then others will not see that we are any different than others. Personally I would like others to speak of me as being very different, as being a bible basher or even a weird guy who has got religion. There are many different ways in which we are described when people can see that we are different; and people will continue to speak of us as being different when we are – because we tend to stand out a bit more than other socially acceptable vices such as drinking and smoking.

But it should not be this big difference that we seek after just to be different; it should be that we seek to be more like Christ and less like this world. This world and all its trimmings is what takes us away from Christ because we allow ourselves to be tempted and even run after temptation in preference to God’s ways. These verses were written as a reminder to the church at Corinth to keep in mind the fact they each of us is a temple of God. Christ promised us the Holy Spirit and His promise was that He would indwell us when we place our faith and trust in Him. If we are going to invite the world in instead of inviting God in, then we are not leaving any room for Him in our lives.

In order for us to get the most out of our relationship with Christ we have to allow Him to work in us and that means giving Him room to work and not crowding Him out with all manner of rubbish instead. Inviting Christ in means getting rid of much of the garbage we allow into our lives…

Points to Ponder:
Do you have room for God?

Are you crowding Him out?