13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
John 2:13-17
Many of us have, no doubt, seen portrayals of Jesus. Often He is shown as gentle Jesus, meek and mild. The real Jesus in the Bible is quite different than the portrayals, He’s a man’s man. He is strong, aggressive and at times even violent. When dealing with His Father’s house, he was especially zealous to restore proper worship.
Since we are now each the temple of the Holy Spirit, what does Jesus need to cleanse from our lives?