"Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, and He shall build the temple of the Lord...." (Zechariah 6:12)
Our text tells us that our Lord Jesus Christ, "shall build the temple of the Lord." Of course He will, and He has, and He is continuing. The Bible tells us that Jesus' Followers are His House and His Temple. Hebrews 3:6 tells us, "but Christ as a son over His Own house, whose house we are...." And 2 Corinthians 6:16 tells us, "For you (His Church) are the temple of the Living God. As God has said, 'I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.'"
"As you come to Him, the Living Stone-- rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to Him-- you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says: 'See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious Cornerstone, and the one who trusts in Him will never be put to shame.'" (1 Peter 2:4-6, NIV)
Father, in Jesus' Name, I cannot fathom that You desire to, "dwell in [me]...." Amen.
Hebrews 12:2
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
