In Mark 11:15-19 Jesus drove out the buyers and sellers in the temple, He repeated these words from the book of Isaiah: “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a HOUSE OF PRAYER for all nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers’” (see also Matthew 21:13; Luke 19:46). The house of God, the place where He dwells—is a holy place reserved for prayer and worship, but the money-changers had repurposed it for their own selfish gain, bringing the righteous anger of Jesus upon them.
In the Bible, when Jesus says something, we take notice. So, when we see the same story & Jesus repeating the same phrase in three of the gospels - then it’s an absolute! It is clearly very important to Jesus - it’s something to meditate on, to understand, to desire, to practice!
A house of prayer is a dwelling place for God. So, a house of prayer is built for the presence of God to dwell in—not visit or look at but actually inhabit. When God’s people pray then Jesus’ life, His desires, His affections flow through His people to a dying world.
You are God's house of prayer. After Jesus was resurrected and ascended into heaven, the church - all believers in Jesus Christ, are now called the house of God: (refer Hebrews 3:6, 1 Corinthians 3:9, 16-17 & 1 Timothy 3:15).
“ [Come] and, like living stones, be yourselves built [into] a spiritual house, for a holy (dedicated, consecrated) priesthood, to offer up [those] spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:5 AMPC)

Enjoy the Bible Devotional reading from Mark 11:15-19 'JESUS IS CLEANSING HIS TEMPLE' I pray you receive your own personal revelation.


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