‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:1-2‬ ‭

Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:1-2‬ ‭

Dear Jesus,

How hard it must have been for you to foretell the destruction of your Father’s house! Jews loved it as their national treasure. You loved it because it was your Father’s house. There his name was glorified and proclaimed. But his new home would be human hearts. He wouldn’t need this obsolete place anymore. Your saving work would make true spirituality portable. It would go wherever your people went. Where they go, there is your active love, giving and forgiving. The disciples couldn’t wrap their minds around the thought that the destruction of the temple was the birth of the church. They just wanted to know when this would all take place. But you changed their hearts at Pentecost. They never needed a place very much anymore. Now they were the place. In their hearts they had the Holy Spirit. I do too. Give me the wisdom and faith to not need a place on earth as my holy place. Help me live as your “holy place” wherever my body goes since you live in my heart.

Amen

Pastor Don Patterson

God decided that his most favorite place on earth would be in your heart. Make him feel welcome there.

Additional Reading:
John 4, 1 Corinthians 6