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| The temple of God is not made of stones, but of human hearts. |
Ezekiel 47: 8-9 describes a trickle of water flowing out of the temple of God and becoming a veritable river, giving life to every sort of living creature that can multiply. The reading goes on to say:
Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow; their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail. Every month they shall bear fresh fruit for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary. Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine (12).
When we tie this into Paul's letter to the Corinthians 3:16, which says Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? we can see that we are that temple from which the river flows. We are the ones who can give life and even healing, if we are conscious of our destiny. When we live within that temple, aware of the presence of Divinity, life can go out from within us as well. It is an awesome concept, a wondrous dignity, and an immense responsibility.
As Paul says, For the temple of God, which you are, is holy (Cor 3:17).
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