Much time has passed since I poked my head in here. I have recently had some inspiration of this scripture Matthew 21:12-17. What I write below is merely a perspective. It is what I got out of it when I read it at first glance. Is it a wrong view or right I am not sure. But it spoke to my in a very profound way. See for yourself if you get the parallels or revelation. No worries if you don't. I don't expect all or anyone to think like me.

Cleansing the Temple...

I am looking at this passage and as I read I realize that I have not eaten of its wisdom very much at all. I have heard of it but have not really looked deep into the wisdom Christ was speaking and doing. As I started to read this I was hastened to this perception: The Temple is our bodies as it says in 1 Corinthians 6:19.

Verse 12: Jesus enters our hearts when we receive His gift of salvation from sin and separation. We have now by divine order become the habitation of Jesus. We are the Temple. He comes in and cleanses us from from ALL unrighteousness. He drives out sin and wickedness from our lives so that we are pure and holy as He is holy. We are His dwelling place. Where we once prostituted our hearts and souls to lesser lovers He betroths us to be wholly His. Some things in us need tables to be turned over (co-dependency, deliverance, lust, addiction, anger, pride, fortification, orphan spirit...etc) Those things that ate off our emotions and idols that sate on the throne of our hearts for far to long that was meant for only one man, Jesus!

The selling of the doves is like those immature of blatant places in our Temple that abuse or manipulate the move of the Holy Spirit for self exaltation and promotion. He dethrones those things in us that have no good representation of His Spirit. He is Truth and good.

Verse 13: He declares comfort, identity, His habitation, prophesy first before He calls out sin and correction. It's like a father who says to his child before spanking them, 'I love you and this is gonna hurt me more than it does you.' SPANK! SPANK! SPANK! then the father takes that child in his arms and says I love you and give them a big comforting hug and kiss. That child now knows that what they did was wrong and has the knowing that its gonna be ok now.

Verse 14: The blind and the lame came to Him IN the Temple and He healed them!! Once we have been cleansed, filled with the Spirit and walk in our identity as sons people will come to us as we are the carriers of the Man Jesus and His power by the Holy Spirit.

Verse 15-16: The children declare "Hosanna to the Son of David." As we become like a child and not like the proud unbelieved priest we will sing and speak the praise Christ Himself has set and prepared for Himself!

Verse 17: Jesus went to rest at Bethany. He often went to Bethany to sleep and rest. This is where He was anointed by Mary to take the fragrance of sacrifice and intimacy to the cross.

So there it is. There is more to taste from this portion.

As I sit here cuddled upon my comfy couch with a warm cup of peppermint tea (I got from Momma Garner) I find my self thinking upon the sheer goodness and loving kindness of my God. I woke up this morning after not sleeping almost the entire night with a weight of guilt and shame piled on me because I missed an Intercession set at the House of Prayer. I thought that everyone was upset and I had failed everyone. I felt lazy because I slept in late due to the lack of sleep in the night. (I can't get away form the night watch. I don't know what it is but it is in me. I am still seeking understanding on this one haha).

So I go over to the PR to pray and read. As soon as I get settled into my spot a song off of the new Misty Edwards Fling Wide cd comes on, #9 Arms Wide Open. If you get a chance check it out. REALLY GOOD. Anyways, she starts sing "What does love look like? Is the question I've been pondering." Then she goes off on things she thought or believed love to be. I relate to most if not all that she sang of. Then she cuts into the meat of the revelation of love. The cross. The Man, Jesus hanging on a tree.

As this song is playing I open up my bible to my recent daily psalms regimen today started with Psalm 26 "1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And have trusted in the Lord without wavering. 2 Examine me, O Lord, and try me; Test my mind and my heart. 3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth." I read through the first verse pretty quick just wanting to get through the reading but then I came to verse 2. It was like a road block in my soul and spirit. I couldn't go on any further. I stayed and chewed on it. Almost instantly I was in the Spirit and before the Holy presence of the Lord Most High. It was surreal. I felt totally exposed and wrapped in love at the same time. I saw there were things in my heart and belief system that hindered LOVE and its true revelation. Things that I believed about my self and how I felt others believed about me. Things I believed were hidden from God and in my own little secret place of personal comfort and empowerment. I went into a time of morning my own sin and repenting before the Holy Father. Freedom came through the door of that so called "secret place". Therefore, I know that Psalm 26 is right for me.

At that moment of rending my heart and not my garment and allowing Holy Spirit the examine the depths in real time set the mark of a wonderful day with my Beloved and my Friend. I was actually hoping to go into some different testimonies in this blog but I think this is good for now. I pray that you read this Psalm and allow the true and pure examining of your mind and heart. It might look similar to what I experienced and it just might look totally different. Either way purification is a beautiful thing whatever it looks like.

i have been recently intimidated about updating my blog for the simple reason of "where do i start?"

well, there really is so much that has happened but why should i write about the past except to say God is great and god and He sit on the throne of heaven and earth and my heart. HE IS KING!

so instead of going back in time with glorious testimonies (if you want to hear call me or facebook me) i am going forward with the NOW that God is doing.

i am learning who i am REALLY TRULY ME... KATIE LYNNE TEMPLE. the feeling of tears fills my body as i write these words. not because of sadness but just the opposite. i am discovering a beauty that goes beyond what you and i both have seen with our eyes. i am seeing the glory of God in the land of the living. I AM A TEMPLE! a PROPHET, PRIEST AND KING IN THE LIKENESS OF JESUS! this is so cool. the power of His kingdom being manifest in me and through me here on the earth.

here is a real question that i am looking for an answer to...

How old were the old testament priest when they were anointed into the priesthood?

if you know or have reference that i can read please let me know. thanks.

God is on the move. keep watch and cultivate oil!