FAITH CAPSULE: Open up and become spotless clean for God to occupy your life.
2 Chronicles 29:1-11
Living the given of life by God is worthy to be opened for God to occupy and for one to live life for the glory of God.
The action of King Hezekiah to open the temple of the Lord depicts what it takes for one to open up for God to occupy one, to live life for the glory of God.
2Chronicles 29:1-3 records, “Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done. In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.” The word states that Hezekiah did what was right in the sight of the Lord when he became king. Among the right thing which Hezekiah did was to open the doors of the house of the Lord. After the opening of the house of the Lord, Hezekiah engaged the repairing of the house of the Lord.
An open and well-kept house will become occupied by the presence of the Lord.
You as a house, are you open and clean for the entrance of the Lord to occupy you?
Revelation 3:20 records what Jesus will do when you are open for Him to occupy your life, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come into him and dine with him, and he with Me.” (Revelation 3:20)
Some are opening the door for Jesus to come in but very few are allowing Him to do any repair.
Hezekiah opened the door and called for reparation.
The Word of God is written for our learning. Study and learn that the temple of God needs to be opened and worked on.
Hezekiah did not just open the door, he opened it for reparation.
For a long time, you have had the door of your heart opened, but you do not know what to do with your opened door.
Today, learn from Hezekiah to understand and know that it is not enough to open the door and not repair for the Lord God to occupy in the house.
Are you open to the religious purpose or for reality with Christ?
Hezekiah did not just have the door open for playing religion; he brought in those that were qualified to work inside the Temple. 2 Chronicles 29:5, “And he said to them: Hear me, Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry out the rubbish from the holy place.”
Are you open to the entrance of God into your life?
If you are one that is yet to open for Jesus to occupy you, it is time to have the door open so He can come into you, to sanctify you by His Word.
Prayer for today: Ask from God to enable you to become opened that He will occupy your life.