Word-Filled Wednesday

"And He said to them, 'It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer.' "
Matthew 21:13

I had a revelation this week regarding this verse while reading a bit from "If You Will Ask, Reflections on the Power of Prayer." I have always thought of this verse as referring to God's house as being a physical structure or building, and that it should be a place where prayers are offered up so frequently that it would be called a house of prayer, because anyone could go in at anytime and receive prayer or find someone in prayer.

However, after reading the following it hit me that we as the Temple of God are meant to be houses of prayer... we are referred to in the scriptures as the Temple of God, therefore our physical bodies should be houses of prayer. Can you imagine the power that would flow from our churches if we all took that to heart? If every person who attends our worship services was literally a house of prayer the power and presence of God would be undeniable and the works that He would do would just astound us...

Here is what I read:

When we recognize that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit we will be careful to keep it undefiled for Him. "My house shall be called a house of prayer," Jesus (Matthew 21:13)

I had never put these 2 scriptures together side by side, but now that I have seen them together it sheds a whole new LIGHT on a deeper meaning that I feel they convey. What do you think? Is this a new revelation to you or has our precious Holy Spirit already revealed this to you?

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