It is the Jewish festival of Passover and Jesus has come to Jerusalem knowing that by the end of the week he will suffer and die for our sins. It is Holy Week and Jesus is confronting the religious leaders of his day along with their authority. Jesus will declare his own ultimate authority.

Almost every week I try to turn your attention towards the verse that follows this passage in Hebrews – “let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.” This week I wanted to also draw our attention towards the words that precede these words.

What does it mean that we are the temple of God? Well it means many things, but not the least of it is the truth the God’s presence is always with us.