Morning by Morning, March 31, 2026 — Cleansing the Temple of Our Hearts
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I seek You and follow You along Your steps through this Holy Week. ...
“Then (Jesus) went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, ‘It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’
“And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him, and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him” (Luke 19:45-47).
That temple in Jerusalem was a temple of stone, but the temple of our hearts is a temple of spirit. And those who seek to worship You—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God—must worship in spirit and truth. “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). “Or do (we) not know that (our) body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in (us), whom (we) have from God, and (we) are not our own?” (1 Corinthians 6:19)
Lord, let my heart be a house of prayer. Cleanse my heart from everything that would try to steal Your place. This place of communion with You is not bought or sold, but embraced as a free gift of God. But the gift must be received. And this gift is to be cherished as precious and priceless, worth more than anything in the world.
Like with the chief priests, the scribes, and the religious leaders of the day, this kind of spiritual intimacy makes “religious” people uncomfortable and unsettled. These are “religious” in the sense of focusing on the rules instead of relationship as the priority, rather than allowing their intimate, spiritual relationship with You to lead them to desire what is right and to do what is right. They oppose You and all who seek to draw near to You in a depth of spiritual intimacy they can’t understand and even fear.
So let me be one who is “attentive to hear (You)” and passionately pursuing You. Cleanse the temple of my heart every day, as I seek to worship You in spirit and truth. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you allow the Lord to cleanse the temple of your heart and be filled with the Holy Spirit every day, as you worship the Lord in spirit and truth, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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