TEMPLE MAINTENANCE
MATTHEW 24:2 “Yes,” he said, “You may well look at all these. I tell you this: not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down.”
As Jesus told them about the fate of the temple, He went on to say how false prophets will mislead others to destruction. Fighting will break out in countries and kingdoms and famines of all kinds will wreak havoc over the world. All this must happen, but it will not end the world. Those who do not lose their faith and hold strong will be saved.
Today, we each have a temple that we are in charge of. The maintenance and care given to this temple will decide not only its fate, but the fate of its contents as well. As with all structures, nothing lasts forever. Time will eventually take its toll on our temples and their use will be over. However, if we have maintained our temple and its contents to the best of our abilities, a new life will have been saved.
How we treat our bodies (our temple) throughout our lives is dependent on the strength we carry inside this temporary frame. We must have faith that is based on the strengthening and building of every aspect of our selves. Our belief system must also be able to fend off the outside forces that constantly try to break through our barriers, so that they cannot weaken us with their false prophesies. If that were to happen, the temple and contents would soon fall
Sometimes, our bodies get penetrated by a disease, through no fault of our own, and our temple’s life span can be greatly reduced. With the help of many others and the strength of our own inner faith, we have been able to lengthen the temple’s life a little bit longer. How we have maintained our temple bodies throughout our lives will also have a great impact on the temple’s staying power.
My brother loved playing sports and other activities that required getting out of the chair or off the couch. Most of his life was spent doing physical activities. At the age of 37 he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, of which there is no known cure. He knew eventually that his lungs would become too contaminated with the disease to overcome, and that would be it.
His physical activity from that day of his diagnosis basically never changed. He kept his focus on doing all he could do and with the help of medications, medical people, family, teammates, coworkers, friends and his personal faith, he led a fun filled life.
Over the past year or so, the disease took a stronger hold on his body and on June 24th 2006, at the age of 54, my brother knew it was time to let his battered body go and gave himself back to God.
His pulmonary care giver told me afterwards, that it was because of all his activities that he was able to live so long. His determination to fight the insurmountable odds gave us all more time to enjoy his presence as a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a teacher, a coach, a teammate and a friend.
I wonder how the effects of modern technology, which have drawn a lot of people away from physical activity, will affect the stability of people’s temples?
Why do people who profess a belief in God decide take their own lives, and others
as well, and say they are doing God’s will? I believe they have a big misconception on who God really is and what God wants from us.
And why do people do things to their bodies that can only lead to self destruction? My brother did not ask for this temple destroying disease . You may have a choice.
As with my brother, no disease or destructive forces have to be, or can be battled alone. God gave us each other to help in all that we can do, in keeping our temples strong and durable.
Temple maintenance, keep it active, keep it strong.
John (:-j
MATTHEW 24:2 “Yes,” he said, “You may well look at all these. I tell you this: not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one of them will be thrown down.”
As Jesus told them about the fate of the temple, He went on to say how false prophets will mislead others to destruction. Fighting will break out in countries and kingdoms and famines of all kinds will wreak havoc over the world. All this must happen, but it will not end the world. Those who do not lose their faith and hold strong will be saved.
Today, we each have a temple that we are in charge of. The maintenance and care given to this temple will decide not only its fate, but the fate of its contents as well. As with all structures, nothing lasts forever. Time will eventually take its toll on our temples and their use will be over. However, if we have maintained our temple and its contents to the best of our abilities, a new life will have been saved.
How we treat our bodies (our temple) throughout our lives is dependent on the strength we carry inside this temporary frame. We must have faith that is based on the strengthening and building of every aspect of our selves. Our belief system must also be able to fend off the outside forces that constantly try to break through our barriers, so that they cannot weaken us with their false prophesies. If that were to happen, the temple and contents would soon fall
Sometimes, our bodies get penetrated by a disease, through no fault of our own, and our temple’s life span can be greatly reduced. With the help of many others and the strength of our own inner faith, we have been able to lengthen the temple’s life a little bit longer. How we have maintained our temple bodies throughout our lives will also have a great impact on the temple’s staying power.
My brother loved playing sports and other activities that required getting out of the chair or off the couch. Most of his life was spent doing physical activities. At the age of 37 he was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, of which there is no known cure. He knew eventually that his lungs would become too contaminated with the disease to overcome, and that would be it.
His physical activity from that day of his diagnosis basically never changed. He kept his focus on doing all he could do and with the help of medications, medical people, family, teammates, coworkers, friends and his personal faith, he led a fun filled life.
Over the past year or so, the disease took a stronger hold on his body and on June 24th 2006, at the age of 54, my brother knew it was time to let his battered body go and gave himself back to God.
His pulmonary care giver told me afterwards, that it was because of all his activities that he was able to live so long. His determination to fight the insurmountable odds gave us all more time to enjoy his presence as a husband, a father, a son, a brother, a teacher, a coach, a teammate and a friend.
I wonder how the effects of modern technology, which have drawn a lot of people away from physical activity, will affect the stability of people’s temples?
Why do people who profess a belief in God decide take their own lives, and others
as well, and say they are doing God’s will? I believe they have a big misconception on who God really is and what God wants from us.
And why do people do things to their bodies that can only lead to self destruction? My brother did not ask for this temple destroying disease . You may have a choice.
As with my brother, no disease or destructive forces have to be, or can be battled alone. God gave us each other to help in all that we can do, in keeping our temples strong and durable.
Temple maintenance, keep it active, keep it strong.
John (:-j
posted by John | Thursday, July 06, 2006
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