Psalm 69:9 - "For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
and the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me."
What often appears as religious fanaticism to the world, can
be the zeal of and passion of a believer for the God who lives within. It is a
wonderful ambition to keep our bodies pure, both in what we consume and what we
allow it to do. However, this verse speaks to us about the temple of the Lord
and how He lives -- not only in our bodies but also in our souls and spirits.
Are we consumed with what God thinks about His living
quarters within us? Or, are we ashamed when we participate in some
conversation, or watch some movie, or when we go somewhere He would not
approve? He is our guest yet so many of us treat Him like a hobo in a
flophouse! When we have a zeal for the God who dwells within, then we will
become partakers of the reproach of the world. Is no one reproaching us for our
zeal? Then possibly we have none. May we all live passionately and fervently
for the One who dwells within.
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