I Corinthians 3:16

I Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? Often we confuse God’s work with the church building that we go to each week. But that isn’t God’s work. God’s work is in our hearts. He is trying to change us on the inside, not build buildings out of wood and bricks. And the Christians of Paul’s day knew that. They saw the beautiful white Temple in Jerusalem sparkling in the sun. But then they had seen the tremendous outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the day of Pentecost when 3,000 people were saved! Everyone had seen the change in their lives - the change on the inside that made a difference on the outside. And even though there was a Temple in Jerusalem, the temple of God is actually inside of our hearts. God dwells inside of each believer. So Paul is reminding all of us that, because we have the Holy Spirit inside of us, we had better be careful of where we take God every day. When we go to the soccer field, God goes with us. When we are playing with the neighbor in the back yard, God is with us. When we are looking at a show on TV, God is there with us. We must be careful where we go, what we say, what we do, what we think. God is right there with us on the inside.