Living temples
David told the crowd:
God chose my son Solomon to build the temple, but Solomon is young and has no experience. This is not just any building—this is the temple for the Lord God! ~ 1 Chronicles 29:11 (NCV)
Our Lord and God! You are the one and only potential recipient worthy of glorious recognition, the highest honor, and unbridled power. Everything that exists was created by you and apart from any influence outside you. ~ Revelation 4:11 (ABP)
KEY IDEA:
Give all recognition to God.
PRAYER:
You, Lord, are the one God -- the one truly worthy of our notice and our praise. I confess that I am impulsive and that I honor lesser powers. I get sucked into their worlds -- their frameworks for organizing life -- frameworks which don't properly acknowledge your role. Forgive me and help me to focus on you alone. I'm going to let you turn my life into one of your temples. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
