Prayer

Have the children sit in a circle.

Let’s say our SuperTruth together. “We are God’s Temple.”

What an awesome privilege to be God’s Temple. This also means that we should honor God in everything we say and do.

Read 1 Corinthians 6:19–20:

¹⁹ Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, ²⁰ for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

In the Old Testament, the work of the Levites (from the Tribe of Levi) was to assist the priests (who were descendants of Aaron) as they served in the Temple. The Levites did many different tasks to maintain the Temple to keep it pure and operating according to the instructions God had given. Every day they faithfully performed these tasks to care for the Temple to ensure that it was acceptable to God. (See 1 Chronicles 23:28–32.)

It is our responsibility to honor God daily with our body—His temple. We want to keep ourselves pure and acceptable to God every day. God’s Spirit lives in us and helps us to live according to His Word. However, we are human and not perfect. When we choose our way over His, we can make foolish choices, which may lead to sin. Does this mean that our temple is ruined forever? No!

We simply come to Jesus and ask Him to forgive and cleanse us—His Temple—again. Let’s take some time right now to close our eyes and silently ask the Holy Spirit to reveal anything that needs to be cleansed from our temple. Allow time for children to pray.

Close in prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the Holy Spirit who lives in us. Remind us to come to You each day for cleansing. We want to be a holy and acceptable temple for You, and to bring glory and honor to Your name. In Jesus’ name, Amen.