Life Talk

Cleansing the Temple

Reading: 2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; James 3:9-12

Devotional: Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, yet how often do we allow bitterness, anger, and unforgiveness to accumulate within? Like carbonation causing indigestion and reflux, these toxic emotions swell within us and eventually erupt, contaminating our witness. James reminds us that blessing and cursing shouldn't flow from the same mouth. Fresh and bitter water cannot come from the same spring. Holiness requires intentional cleansing. What needs to be emptied from your life? Perhaps it's resentment toward someone, consumption of content that defiles your spirit, or habits that grieve the Holy Spirit. Fasting, prayer, and Scripture reading are the spiritual disciplines that wash away the accumulation. Don't just remove the junk, fill the space with Jesus.