Part 5: When Shame is Better than Honor
We all care about our reputation, but sometimes that stops us from doing God’s will. Moses preferred the reproach of Christ to the treasures of Egypt. Rahab chose to betray her people rather than be a hero to them. The Israelites marched around Jericho rather than storming in. They were all looking to obey the invisible God rather than impress the people around them.
If we are the Temple where redemption happens, what is our plan to draw people to Him? The answer is to relearn an ancient, almost forgotten practice: Hospitality. In a time when loneliness is an epidemic, when few people know their neighbors, something as simple as a meal together can be the starting place for something beautiful to happen.
When our bond with God was severed by our sin, He didn’t give up on us. He made a second Eden, a place for us to meet with Him and be redeemed. That place was the Temple, and the events that happened there teach us about a God who is mighty to save, the cost of our sin, and His plans for us.
