POWER IN OPERATION.

"Ye are not your own." "Your bodies are the temples of the Holy Ghost." Is that an unmeaning metaphor, or an over-worded expression? When the Holy Spirit enters the soul, heaven enters with Him. The heart is compared to a temple. God never enters without His attendants; _repentance_ cleanses the house; _faith_ provides for the house; _watchfulness_, like the porter, takes care of it; _prayer_ is a lively messenger, learns what is wanted, and then goes for it; _faith_ tells him where to go, and he never goes in vain; _joy_ is the musician of this temple, tuning to the praises of God and the Lamb; and this terrestrial temple shall be removed to the celestial world, for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised.--_Rowland Hill._