The Church

 The good news of peace with God and an eternal relationship with Him has come by faith in Christ's shed blood for the redemption of the body and the forgiveness of sins. Having been born from above, we not only enjoy a new relationship with our Heavenly Father, but we have also become part of a wider and growing body, a new establishment, The Church, who are all members of Christ's Body and the holy Temple of the living God.
 The body of believers who have been saved by grace through faith in Christ, are becoming a sanctified dwelling which is set apart unto God, and in Whom resides the living Lord.
 It was Christ Who said that He would build His Church and one by one, down through centuries of time, men and women have come to faith in Christ Jesus and one by one, they have each been fitted into the growing Temple of the living God.
 We who are part of this holy construction which will soon be completed, have the permanent Holy Spirit as a guarantee of our promised inheritance, which is being kept for us in heavenly places. Praise His holy name.
And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that Christ is building His Church, stone by living stone, into a holy Temple of God. Thank You that we too have become part of it and have the Spirit of God as a guarantee. You started good works in us, and we pray that You will continue to fashion, form, and transform us into the likeness of Christ, with every passing day. In Jesus' name we pray, AMEN.