How to Become a Living Stone for God’s Dwelling | Apr 24, 2025 | MSOP

Melchizedek School of Priesthood | Apr 24, 2025
You are called to be part of a sacred building — a living habitation for God. Your life is not isolated; you are a living stone, meant to be fitted together with others to create a dwelling place for the Spirit of God. This structure is founded upon the teachings and life of Christ, revealed through the apostles and prophets. Unity is not optional; it is essential. True unity is achieved by anchoring your life to Christ’s purpose, pursuing common spiritual goals, and operating in love — the same love that God has extended to all His people equally. You must speak the same language of hope, purpose, and eternal life, not chasing earthly ambitions, but building toward the true inheritance.

Growth into this priestly calling demands the killing of the flesh — not merely by abstaining from food, but by daily dying to self-will, anger, selfish ambition, and the cravings of the old nature. Fasting, when practiced rightly, sharpens spiritual sensitivity, quiets distractions, and strengthens focus on God’s voice. It is a tool to prioritize the Spirit over the appetites of the body, but the true death of the flesh happens by continually living in the reality of Christ’s finished work on the cross, renewing your mind by the Word, and yielding to the Holy Spirit.

You must be deliberate about your spiritual construction. Just as a physical building requires architectural, structural, and mechanical harmony, the body of Christ requires apostles, prophets, teachers, pastors, and evangelists working together, each honoring Christ’s blueprint and not personal ambition. Avoid forming personal empires. Submit to the pattern God has already revealed.

You are not permitted to bring your natural strengths or weaknesses as the foundation for spiritual work. Your patience, kindness, or zeal are not enough if they are merely natural traits; only Christ formed within you can stand as acceptable building material. Therefore, be diligent to check your heart against the template of God’s Word continually, allowing the Spirit to refine you.

Injustice, offense, and mistreatment will come. How you respond reveals your spiritual maturity. Train yourself to bear offenses without allowing hidden bitterness to fester. Even when no one sees your hurt, God sees, and your priesthood must reflect His heart, not your own sense of justice. Let the hope of God’s dwelling place — His habitation among His people — become the reason you lay down every offense, ambition, and right to revenge.

Every unseen sacrifice, every secret discipline, and every act of obedience builds something far greater than what the natural eye can perceive. As the body has hidden systems that sustain life, so the spiritual life is shaped and strengthened by hidden labors in prayer, study, humility, and submission to God’s will. The true beauty of your life will only be seen clearly because of the unseen foundations you lay today.