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b'(Ex.20:1-17;\\xa0\\xa0 Ps.19:8-11;\\xa0\\xa0 1Cor.1:22-25;\\xa0\\xa0 Jn.2:13-25) \\u201cThe fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever.\\u201d Is it not fear of the Lord, Jesus would instill in the people as He makes \\u201ca whip out of cords\\u201d and drives those who buy and sell out of the temple?\\xa0 Is His great zeal not to purify His Father\\u2019s House of all corruption?\\xa0 And will the Temple He will raise up not endure forever? David tells us that \\u201cthe law of the Lord is perfect,\\u201d and it is so; and so our worship of the Lord should be perfect as well \\u2013 it should match the perfection of the Lord and His Word.\\xa0 Thus does the Lord give us His commandments, to refine us in His light and make us like Himself.\\xa0 Thus should we rest on the sabbath day as He has done, and indeed do all things according to His way, having \\u201cno other gods besides\\u201d Him.\\xa0 He alone is worthy of our worship, and He alone is worthy of imitation.\\xa0 His words alone will enlighten our eye. And how do we know this \\u201cwisdom of God\\u201d except by the blessed presence of His Son?\\xa0 And how do we know it most fully but in His crucifixion?\\xa0 Here is the wisdom of God upon the cross, calling us to what is far beyond us \\u2013 beyond this world and our lusts.\\xa0 \\u201cHuman nature\\u201d He knew quite well, assuming it in all but sin as He has, and so He knows it must be nailed to the cross if we are to gain redemption.\\xa0 And what wisdom is greater than that which effects salvation?\\xa0 To what greater place could we be led than the kingdom of heaven? And \\u201cChrist crucified\\u201d reveals not only the wisdom of God but \\u201cthe power of God\\u201d as well, for what makes the devils tremble more than our Savior on the cross?\\xa0 What forces them to realize the vanity of their efforts to destroy man than to see Him dead, and know that He shall live again?\\xa0 (And we with Him\\u2026 and we with Him.)\\xa0 \\u201cThe weakness of God is stronger than human strength,\\u201d and here God\\u2019s weakness comes to full power.\\xa0 And with absolute force it shall drive all evil from the world, and from our souls. \\u201cDestroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up,\\u201d are the Lord\\u2019s prophetic words.\\xa0 The Temple of His Body once destroyed now is made to last forever, for it can never be destroyed again.\\xa0 Now that He is raised from the dead, death has no more dominion.\\xa0 Purified of all darkness and sin is the kingdom; and in awe of the Lord\\u2019s humble majesty we come there with open eyes and hearts on fire, to dwell with Him in eternal life. Written, read & chanted, and produced by James Kurt. Music: "Nothing You Can Buy (The Spirit Is)" from Loving Spirit, third album of Songs for Children of Light, by James Kurt. ******* O LORD, if we join your Son in obedience even unto death, we shall be raised with Him. YHWH, your Son has died to raise us all to new life; only His death could bear such fruit.\\xa0 And should we not therefore put faith in Him, Him whom you have declared your Beloved?\\xa0 Should we not thus come to a great love of you who have loved us so greatly?\\xa0 And would we not then come to glory, the same glory He shares with you this day? A sign you give to us this day, dear LORD, a sign of your eternal glory, a glory that comes to us by the death of Jesus the Christ.\\xa0 And so, we should not be afraid of the death we must die, of the offering we must make of our lives in His Name.\\xa0 For as we are joined to Him in sacrifice, so will we be joined to Him in your heavenly kingdom. O LORD, bring many souls, souls as countless as the stars, into the land you promise us and which you bring to fulfillment in the death of your Son.\\xa0 For this grace let us praise your Name forever in your House.'