I read the account of the money changers in the temple in John 2 this morning. Jesus declared to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise! (Marketplace, mall, a sales shop).
I knew God took me to this passage to touch a malignant place in me. My phone is that marketplace. In fact this photo is pages 3-4 of the apps on my phone. Do you see the marketplace right in my hand? God wants me to spend the first part of my day with Him. Too many times, I open the marketplace and buy overpriced doves before going to my Father in prayer. My heart was created for communion with my Heavenly Father…not to see what’s “for sale” on Facebook.
I used to think an iPhone was like money—neither good nor evil—it’s all in how you use it. Then I heard a man who helped develop it and he said it was created for evil. In fact, your phone was programmed so you would pick it up every ten minutes. It’s dialed in visually to entice your eyes and then your mind. He wouldn’t let his children have one.
“My house shall be called a house of prayer.” Am I praying and talking to my Father? Or am I buying and selling at the marketplace?
Drive out the money changers once again, Jesus! Cleanse this temple!!
*Interestingly, the background on my phone is to remind me to pray morning, noon, and night.
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