A HOLY PEOPLE

Passage: 2Corinthians 6:14~7:1  

Key verse: 7:1


1. Do not be yoked with unbelievers (14-16)

A yoke is a piece of wood that fits over the neck of 2 oxen, enabling them to pull a load together. If we deliberately bind ourselves to a person with worldly priorities and values, we cannot please God. If one marries a person whose goals in life are different from his own, the yoke that should make the burden easier makes it unbearably heavy.

2. We are the temple of God (16b-7:1)

We are God's temple, his dwelling place. When God makes his home in our hearts we become his holy people, his children. He does not want us to compromise with idols or with the world or with unbelieving people. Jesus died to make us pure. Let us believe God's promises (16b,18), and keep our hearts and lives pure in him. Through God's promises we participate in his divine nature and escape worldly corruption (2Pe 1:4).


Prayer: Lord, make me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Purify me by Jesus' blood so that I may be a fit place for your Spirit to dwell.

One Word: Live like God's child