Discover the Power Within You: A Guide to the Unexplored Depths Within

by Eric Butterworth

Paul must have caught this meaning, for he said, “Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” (I Cor. 3:16). The “church” Jesus talks about building is the inner life of man. He is saying that to build this inner life we must develop the perception to see ourselves and others in the context of the Divinity of Man. Actually, it seems evident that Jesus is giving Simon (Peter) something to live up to. He was anything but rocklike in character. He was the most impetuous and unstable of all the disciples. Jesus probably had been troubled about him. But in this flash of insight, “Peter” had given evidence of his inner potential. Jesus was delighted, and He gave him a prayer treatment to build up his consciousness of faith and stability. Later events show that this high trust took some doing for Peter, but eventually he did demonstrate all that Jesus had claimed for him and more. When we see it in this light, it gives hope for you and me, doesn’t it?