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“He shall build the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the glory.” — Zechariah 6:13
Christ Himself is the builder of His spiritual temple, and He has built it on the mountains of His unchangeable affection, His omnipotent grace, and His infallible truthfulness. But as it was in Solomon’s temple, so in this; the materials need making ready. There are the “Cedars of Lebanon,” but they are not framed for the building; they are not cut down, and shaped, and made into those planks of cedar, whose odoriferous beauty shall make glad the courts of the Lord’s house in Paradise. There are also the rough stones still in the quarry, they must be hewn thence, and squared. All this is Christ’s own work. Each individual believer is…
being prepared, and
polished, and made ready for his place in the temple; but Christ’s own
hand performs the preparation-work. Afflictions cannot sanctify,
excepting as they are used by Him to this end. Our prayers and efforts
cannot make us ready for heaven, apart from the hand of Jesus, who
fashioneth our hearts aright.
As in the building of Solomon’s temple, “there was neither hammer, nor
axe, nor any tool of iron, heard in the house,” because all was brought
perfectly ready for the exact spot it was to occupy — so is it with the
temple which Jesus builds; the making ready is all done on earth. When we
reach heaven, there will be no sanctifying us there, no squaring us with
affliction, no planing us with suffering. No, we must be made meet here —
all that Christ will do beforehand; and when He has done it, we shall be
ferried by a loving hand across the stream of death, and brought to the
heavenly Jerusalem, to abide as eternal pillars in the temple of our Lord.
“Beneath His eye and care,
The edifice shall rise,
Majestic, strong, and fair,
And shine above the skies.”
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“He shall build the temple of the Lord; and He shall bear the glory.” — Zechariah 6:13
Christ Himself is the builder of His spiritual temple, and He has built it on the mountains of His unchangeable affection, His omnipotent grace, and His infallible truthfulness. But as it was in Solomon’s temple, so in this; the materials need making ready. There are the “Cedars of Lebanon,” but they are not framed for the building; they are not cut down, and shaped, and made into those planks of cedar, whose odoriferous beauty shall make glad the courts of the Lord’s house in Paradise. There are also the rough stones still in the quarry, they must be hewn thence, and squared. All this is Christ’s own work. Each individual believer is…
being prepared, and
polished, and made ready for his place in the temple; but Christ’s own
hand performs the preparation-work. Afflictions cannot sanctify,
excepting as they are used by Him to this end. Our prayers and efforts
cannot make us ready for heaven, apart from the hand of Jesus, who
fashioneth our hearts aright.
As in the building of Solomon’s temple, “there was neither hammer, nor
axe, nor any tool of iron, heard in the house,” because all was brought
perfectly ready for the exact spot it was to occupy — so is it with the
temple which Jesus builds; the making ready is all done on earth. When we
reach heaven, there will be no sanctifying us there, no squaring us with
affliction, no planing us with suffering. No, we must be made meet here —
all that Christ will do beforehand; and when He has done it, we shall be
ferried by a loving hand across the stream of death, and brought to the
heavenly Jerusalem, to abide as eternal pillars in the temple of our Lord.
“Beneath His eye and care,
The edifice shall rise,
Majestic, strong, and fair,
And shine above the skies.”
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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