Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, "It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves."
Heavenly Father we may be sons and daughters of foreigners, but Jesus has grafted us in, and we are grateful. What a blessing to be Your servants and love Your name. You have blessed us bringing us to Your Holy Mountain making us joyful in Your house of prayer. You have said "For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations." Have we become like the people in Malachi's day? Cold, indifferent and apathetic. Search our hearts, Lord. Many may ask "In what way have You loved us?" Forgive us Lord for demanding proof of Your love. "In what way have we despised Your name and defiled You?" Forgive us Lord for not offering You our best in worship, at times just going through the motion. "In what way shall we return?" Help us Lord to face our sin and not make excuses. Cleanse our temples Lord so our offerings of praise and prayers will be acceptable to You our Lord and Savior. You are the great I AM and do not change, may we be a people who have awe reverence of You, meditating on Your great name Jesus. What do You require of us for our love to be without hypocrisy, abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good. May we be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love. Honoring and giving preference not lagging in diligence but fervent in the spirit as we serve You Lord. May we rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulations and continue steadfast in prayer. Father, we humbly ask that You restrain Your anger and be merciful to us as we have made Your Holy temple a den for thieves. We have succumbed to making mammon our idol and not giving all the glory due You. Let us not gloss over our wrong doings but come out into the Light of Your grace and be restored. You Lord Jesus are the one who satisfies so may we be as Mary who sat at Your feet and listen intently to Your word. For she has chosen the good part, and it will not be taken from her. The Spirit is willing, but our flesh is weak, strengthen us Holy Spirit to be the house of prayer. Jesus thank You for loving us while we were still sinners, Amen.
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