REPAIRING THE TEMPLE

Today's reading: 2 Kings 11-15

"...Don't use any more gifts for your own needs. From now on, it must all be spent on getting the Temple into good condition." 2 Kings 12:7 NLT

I'm thinking of what it might look like if God's people set about repairing God's Temple.

Not just the building, but the Church.

The name of the Church in the community.

The impact of the Church in politics.

The importance of the Church in our families.

The use of the Church as a hospital for the sick and a sheepfold for the wandering lambs.

Maybe it's time we took this 2 Kings verse to heart and began to use our time and talents and tithes to repairing the Church instead of gathering one day a week for fellowship, for entertainment, for social interactions.

How might we offer our gifts to build up the Church instead of for our own use?