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John chapter 2 verses 16 and 17 and Jesus told those who sold the pigeons

take these things away do not make my father's house a house of trade. His

disciples remember that it was written, zeal for your house will consume me. I want to really focus on as we pray that last phrase because

this is an addition so this is something that John mentions that the other gospel writers don't mention.

So we've read as we read through the Gospels

this account of Jesus cleansing the temple

and we see him talking about how people had made it a dent of robbers, this house of prayer.

And John adds in verse 17, his disciples remembered that it was written and quotes from

Psalm chapter 69 verse 9 that says zeal for your house will consume me.

I think about that phrase will consume me.

Zeal for, think about the house that's been talked about here.

This is the temple. This is the place where the

glory of God, the presence of God, dwells among his people and Jesus is

zealous. Jesus is zealous for the glory of his father. Jesus is zealous for the holiness of the

father to be honored. Zeal for your house will consume me.

So let me just ask the question.

What consumes you?

What consumes me?

Such an interesting word isn't it?

Like what captures your mind and your heart

such that you can't get it off your mind and it's constantly on your

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