Always in the Temple

Always in the Temple

We read that Joseph and Mary sought Jesus among their fellow travelers and that they found Him in the temple. There He sat among the teachers and listened to them and asked them questions.

The temple of God is now in our inner being.

In 1 Corinthians 3:16 Paul asks, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”

Our place is in the temple.

Jesus puts this question to His parents after they had sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. “Did you not know that I must be in My Father’s house?”

Believers are usually not found in the temple. Their minds, their thoughts, and their words revolve around relatives and acquaintances and all the interesting things in this world that can occupy a person’s mind.

Concerning the widow Anna, we read that she never left the temple. Luke 2:37.

Jesus listened and asked questions in the temple.

If we are introspective and listening, the teacher, the Holy Spirit, will constantly instruct us and give us an answer to all our questions.

The kingdom of God is within us.

A life that is continuously lived in the temple is a walk before God’s face.