"We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are re-
building the temple that was built many years ago . . . "
These words (above) are a good self-identification and job description for every sincere and genuine believer in Christ. Christians are child-
ren of God, and they are servants of God. The role of every genera-
tion of saints is to "rebuild the temple" of the Lord.
Therefore, let us make Christ, His church, and the spread of His gos-
pel our great delights in this life. We cannot have Jesus without pos-
sessing His values; and we ought to esteem what He places His ulti-
mate worth upon, viz. the salvation of sinners, and their safe haven in the body of Christ.
[Puritan quote of the day: "We must indeed be made good trees by faith in Christ's righteousness before we can bring forth any good fruits of holiness." --Thomas Shepard, in, "The Sound Believer"]
