In this sermon Dust On The Altars, I would like to talk to you about the spiritual temple. The temple of the Lord, or house of God was considered a Holy place. It was a dwelling of God, a building erected and set apart for the worship of the true God. It was a holy place where the priests would minister and offer sacrifices of lambs and goats as sin offerings. They would make reconciliation with their blood to make atonement for Israel. Somewhere along the line the people of Israel lost their regard and care of the temple of God. They became reckless, complacent and cared not for the things of God. The temple was now being used as a meeting place to buy, sell. Since the temple was supposed to be clean, I wonder how Jesus felt when he found dust or dirt on the ground to write in? I wonder what he wrote? Perhaps he wrote WASH ME, or THE HOUSE OF THE LORD IS DIRTY, or perhaps he wrote, PURIFY YOUR HEARTS YE SINNERS.