I recently talked about how we reflect Christ. If we want to lead others to follow Christ, then we should be very careful about how we follow him. In this week's Message About Purpose and Strategy, I want to remind you about how and why God poured blessing out on his people, Israel. He told Abraham that there was a purpose behind the blessing. God wanted all the other nations to recognize his favor on Israel and decide to serve him based on what they saw in his people. In 1 Kings 8:60 we read a phrase that is found many times in the Scriptures. It is the explanation for why God has blessed his people. This has happened " - so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other." God has given us what we have in order that others may see what he can do and be drawn to him. Long ago, the architecture of the lavish temple reflected God's grandeur. The New Testament says that we are the temple now. People look at us to see God's character. Do we reflect and represent him well?