Today's passage is one of a number of times a physical location is identified as being set apart specifically for God's purpose (others include Mount Horeb/Sinai where the burning bush and later 10 commandments, Exodus 3.5 and Exodus 19.12, and a place by Jericho, Joshua 5.15, etc.). These places are set apart for specific purposes in line with God's will. When people sought to corrupt this space for their own will, Jesus continued His mission: redeeming and reclaiming for God that which had been lost. May the word of God encourage us to actively follow Christ's example, starting with our own homes.

[Luke 19.45-48]

19.45 And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, 46 saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.” 47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, 48 but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.

[ WHAT ] is this passage saying and what is a key truth or thought that we learn?

+ Why did Jesus drive out those who sold? [vv. 45-46]

+ What did Jesus do in the temple? [v. 47]

+ How did the leading men respond to this, and how did the rest of the people respond? [vv. 47-48]

[ HOW ] is the Lord calling me to action/obedience?

+ Is there sin to confess or a next step to take? How has it gone since last time?

+ What spaces in your life are set apart for God? What spaces need to be reclaimed for His work?

+ Is your house a house of prayer where scripture is studied/taught daily?

[ WHO ] am I walking with and praying for to discover Jesus?

+ What is my next step?