'Character Building
Character Building
"In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built." 1 Kings 6:7
The account of the silent temple builders on Mount Moriah, is the picture of all the worthwhile work within us.
The builders are always at work on our characters, but they work quietly.
The little blocks come from a thousand sources, and are laid upon the walls of our hearts.
The lessons we receive from others,
the influences friends exert upon us,
the books that feed our minds,
the impressions our experiences leave upon us,
the inspirations from the Holy Spirit —
in all these ways the quiet work of character-building goes on. It never ceases, because the builders never rest.
By day and by night, your character-temple is rising. Is it completely beautiful?
Are the stones all clean and white? Your character-temple is not yet completed.