2 Corinthians 7:1 and John 4

It's only one verse, but it works out because I also want to share one thing I learned at OCAC today.

Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

(2 Corinthians 7:1, ESV)

We want to be holy and pure. We want to be spotless, righteous and clean. If we don't, then we should do it, or at least we should want to do it. We do it because of these promises.

What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."

"Therefore come out from them

and be separate, says the Lord.

Touch no unclean thing,

and I will receive you."

"I will be a Father to you,

and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."

(2 Corinthians 6:16-18, NIV)

We are the temple of God. He will live with us and walk among us. Whenever guests are coming over my mom cleans up the house a lot more than usual. In addition to that, my sister and I are assigned extra chores to help her with the cleaning. If God is coming over to our house, we should keep it insanely clean. He is the one true God, he is our Lord. We are the temple of God.

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

(1 Corinthians 6:19, NIV)

More specifically, it is the temple for the Holy Spirit. Regardless, keep it clean.

There's a new pastor for OCAC. Or at least he was a new candidate or something, I can't remember exactly. However, he came up to share about himself at the end of the service. He made it clear that he wasn't giving a sermon, but sharing with us something he learned recently from God. He was reading John 4 at the airport. Apparently he's from China or something like that and came over for this job.

So the woman left her water jar and went away into the town and said to the people,

(John 4:28, ESV)

The first point he made was on this verse. He was explaining how he left everything as the woman left her water jar. His second point was that we are jars carrying the living water to others. His second point was what struck me the most. I've never thought about it that way. How sweet is the Word of God? How awesome is it? The Word of God teaches us new things through the same passages. If you're confused, read the passage and if you're still confused, you can do research or just ask me I guess.

And many more believed because of his word.

(John 4:41, ESV)

The second verse he pointed us to was this. He was making the point that it is not through him and his words that anything is done. Rather, his ministry is done because of God working and speaking through him. I am very much excited to hear more from him. It's too bad he's probably not speaking too much in the English congregation. Regardless, I'm sure they will be very much blessed by him. Or rather, they will be blessed by his willingness to allow God to work through him. Thus, they will be blessed by God working through him.