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Monday, August 16, 2010

The modern "marketplace"

"...Don't make my Father's house a marketplace" (John 2:16) [or a fashionplace, or a place yo socialize].

When Jesus chased everyone out of the temple, it was because they had turned it into something completely different, into something that was for their own benefit. We might think that the story is all in the past but how many times have we turned our Father's house into a "marketplace" without even realizing it.

How do we make it a marketplace?
- When we decide church is not to worship but to meet people.
- When we focus more on clothes and not on God.
- When we want to show off our talents and forget that they are from God and to worship Him.

The list could go on...

Jesus may not come to us and chase us with a whip, but qe need to focus on Jesus and make His house a worship place.

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