March 24th – Clear the Way

Take it to Work:  

In the workplace, as well as at home, our performance counts. The right amount of sleep, good nutrition and exercise are always the top three we read about, but the Bible speaks of a more important aspect of our lives: The state of our temple.

This is not just a religious or spiritual concept either, as there a many clinical links between depression, anger, and poor performance, when our spiritual life is out of whack. What’s the number one thing that grinds our spiritual gears? That unpopular three letter word “sin”. Some churches have stopped talking about it, but the Word of God never will, and with good reason. We will never be at our best when we are harboring things in our temple that should not be there.

The Spirit of God dwells within you. Your are His temple, work with Him to clear out the behaviors, habits and attitudes that don’t belong. Your performance at work, and at home, and that reflection you see in the mirror, will be blessed for the clearing, as His Word works in you, today.

John 2:16 (ESV) – And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”

Heb 12:1 (ESV) – Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,

1 Cor 3:16-17 (ESV) – Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

Listening to the Holy Spirit:

My temple is now your heart. My dwelling now indwells your own. I am pleased when all is kept, but I see also those things that do not belong, for these weaken your spirit, and in such, weaken who you become in your work for Me. When the temple is clear, then My light shines bright from you, your leadership is stronger, your ease with people richer with honest care for those you serve. Your work is more hearty and enjoyable, for joy flows more easily and penetrates more deeply. You are My child, and your load would be lighter in your home and in your workplace with sin driven from where it does not belong. You pray to Me for effectiveness, for relationships meaningful, for direction and meaning in work. Clear first the temple, as My Spirit hates the transgression that holds back the blessing of My children. Your home and work will be blessed with the tables of selfish sin removed. Clear with Me what you struggle to clear on your own. I am with you.