Advancing Encouragement By:
Bishop James Jr. Hairston
PASSION WEEK MONDAY
Matthew: 21:13: And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. 14: And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
In this scene that took place on Monday during Passion Week, Jesus went back to the Temple for the second time and turned over the tables of the money changers while they were making profit off of what was illegal to do in the House of Lord. However, it was lawful for the people of God if they did not own the proper animal for sacrifice or if traveling from a far off country they could purchase their sacrifice there in Jerusalem. The priest of the Temple installed a din of animals for sacrifice and made a monopoly out of it for profit or gain in the Temple, John 2:16! The Court of the Gentiles, a house of prayer for all nations (Mark 11:15-19), was filled with cattle, ordure, and the din of traffic. The Temple of The Lord had to be cleansed for worship and the house of the Lord is not meant for profit or gain but to bring Glory to God in worshiping Him in Spirit and in Truth. Therefore, Jesus Christ did what He had to do, clean house! What about your house, your temple of the Lord which is your body where it houses the Holy Spirit; 1Corinthians: 6:19: What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20: For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. Palm Monday is a day of cleansing and healing! After the Temple was cleansed by Jesus Christ opened up the Temple of God for healing. Everybody that needs healing shall be healed after the Temple of God is cleansed, washed and then made whole. Jesus can open your eyes from being blind to the truth that He is in control of your situation and He can deliver you out of it. When you are cleansed you are free from your sins and what you have been going through, He will give you the fortitude to survive it and deliver you. Not only that, if you are broken, dishearten, discontented, used, abused, sick, hopeless, faithless, physically disabled or shattered Jesus can heal you right now in His Name and free you from all of your distresses. I know because I am a living testimony. Today my friend is a day of cleansing and healing to set you free from whatever you are going through right now and to deliver you in Jesus Name. This is all you have to do is trust and believe on Jesus Christ, don’t worry, fret or doubt the power of God on your life to work on your behave right now in Jesus Name. The same thing He did for the blind and the lame he will do for you. Therefore, say I believe that I am healed, I was blind but now I see and He set me free and delivered me in Jesus Name…
James Jr. Hairston