Nehemiah 13:7 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. 8 I became very upset and threw all of Tobiah’s belongings out of the room. 9 Then I demanded that the rooms be purified, and I brought back the articles for God’s Temple, the grain offerings, and the frankincense. (NLT)
I read this verse in Nehemiah the other day and it got me to thinking. What do I need to clean out of the rooms of my storehouse? My body is God's temple, and I consider my mind as His storehouse. What did I need to clear out to make room for Jesus? All the negative thoughts and doubts obviously had to go. I wanted to start being an upbeat, positive person. Instead of tearing people down, I wanted to encourage them. All the hurts and pain that occupied my thoughts. I still remember things that were said to me back in grade school. Even middle school, that cut me deeply. I needed to remove them to make room for the love of Jesus. It is still a work in process. I don't think that it will ever really be complete until I meet Jesus face to face. Like the song says "there will be a day, no more pain, no more suffering."
2 Corinthians 5:17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!(NLT)
I am trying to shake off, get rid of old things that I used to hang on to. I want to be a new person in Jesus. I want to live for Him and not things of the world. It is hard to let go of worldly things that I have held onto for so many years. Piece by piece, Jesus is knocking these things off of me. Removing things from my mind (storehouse), making me a new creation in Christ. Here I am Jesus, use me. Fill me with more of You and less of me. Praise the LORD!!
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