A life of such

We are a 'house of prayer.'

45 When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. 46 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer’[a]; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[b]”

47 Every day he was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him. 48 Yet they could not find any way to do it, because all the people hung on his words.-Luke19:45-48

Each person is a house of prayer, that is, each individual is a holy sanctuary, a dwelling place of God, a Temple. What we do against others or every time we sin, is a defilement of our holiness and sacredness.

Many people today prefer a life of dissipation or debauchery. Parties here and there. Drugs here and there. Spending money here and there. Sex here and there. Physical and facial surgeries here and there. In other words, over-indulging one's self. But at the end of the day, all these things never give true happiness. But perhaps these people are already contented with superficial happiness.

A life of dissipation and debauchery will never bring true happiness even if it was packaged as the coolest thing on earth. Besides, a life of such makes us a mere 'den of robbers.'

Image courtesy: El Greco (Clearing of the temple); Hannah More quote