When I arrived back in Jerusalem, I learned about Eliashib's evil deed in providing Tobiah with a room in the courtyards of the Temple of God. I became very upset and threw all of Tobiah's belongings out of the room...
Nehemiah 13:7-8 NLT
Eli had given Toby a room & Nehe was not happy.
In Ch2 & Ch6 Toby was the enemy... intimidating & threatening.
And now he's operating at the very centre of the spiritual life of the city.
No wonder Nehe was unhappy.
But what do I let in to the centre of my life that really is the enemy. That needs turfing out just like Tobiah?
Maybe it's what i listen to or read or watch, the social media, the gossip, where I let my mind go...that person who drags me down...the focus on outward appearance...
What needs cutting off & kicking out?
If Nehe had a good look at the spiritual centre of my life would he say: "that's got to go. Now."
#whohaveirentedaroomto
#nowisgood
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he ...
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