You are God’s temple, and the Holy Spirit does His sanctifying work in your heart and soul in quietness.

“And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built.” (1Kin 16:7)

“Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom 5:1)

“The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.” (Isa 32:17)

“And let the peace of God rule [brabeuo] in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.” (Col 3:15)

“Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?” (1Cor 6:19)

“that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith” (Eph 3:17)

“The LORD your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zeph 3:17)

“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength.” (Isa 30:15)

“Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1Cor 3:16)

“for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 14:17)

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom 15:13)

“When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble?” (Job 34:29) – Elihu

“Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.” (Rom 15:33)

“And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.” (Rom 16:20)

“Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” (2Cor 13:11)

“The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” (Phil 4:9)

“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1Thes 5:23)

“Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” (Heb 13:20-21)

“For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.” (1Cor 14:33)

“But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.” (Gal 6:14,16)

“Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” (Heb 12:11)

“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.” (Jm 3:17)

““So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.” (Acts 15:8-9)

“LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, nor with things too profound for me. Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul” (Ps 131:1,2)

“It was to be the temple of God of peace, and therefore no iron tool must be heard in it. Quietness and silence both become and befriend religious exercises: God’s work should be done with as much care and as little noise as may be.” – Matthew Henry

Reading: 1Kin 6-8; Lk 17