God Still Speaks

The cleansing of the temple shows us a different side to Jesus' character. First of all this temple took 46 years to build, it was the most elegant temple known to mankind even more plush than Solomons temple. So, when Jesus saw animals defacating on the floor and the lack of respect for this beautiful place, He got angry. It also shows us that He is displeased when we allow the dung of the world to find a place in our lives. We are the temple of the Holy Spirit and He desires a temple that is clean and holy. We see Jesus standing up for what He beleived in. He didn't close his eyes to what He saw but arose and did something about it. We need to recover that same tenacity and stand up for our values and morals.