My house shall be called a house of prayer for all people.
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Isaiah 56:7
Have you ever heard the phrase of someone making a grand entrance? Perhaps they might think of the movie Aladdin when, disguised as Prince Ali, Aladdin enters town, trying to impress Princess Jasmine with a parade of fantastic animals, dancers, and gifts. Everyone was impressed. When Jesus came into Jerusalem riding on a donkey, the people praised Him, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (Matthew 21:9). The chief priests and scribes were not impressed, especially when Jesus went to the temple and drove out the money changers, calling them a den of thieves. He then proceeded to heal the sick, which upset them further.
“My house” referred to the temple in Jerusalem where people went to pray. In Paul’s letters, he affirms that the temple is now each believer in Christ. “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
Is your thought life a house of prayer or home of worry or distraction? As it says in Romans 12 :1, “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice.” Let prayer fill your thoughts.
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