We Are His Dwelling Place

Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Su

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
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The temple is now us. God's spirit is no longer contained in a building. Instead it lives in us - HIS BODY. The construction of this new temple began with Jesus. He is the very first piece of material that was inserted. From there, God is building His temple, His home out of each of us.

God is the MASTER MASON.

He has a knack for finding just the right stones to set next to each other so that their differences compliment each other. The pattern appears to us as random and chaotic. But, not to God. He chooses each stone for a specific reason and purpose. And, as you stand back and examine all of the stones ... it is beautiful ... it has strength ... it is a testament to the craftsmanship of the MASTER MASON.

We are God's dwelling place.

Our persons, our bodies, our spirits are home to God’s song. We may be ravaged by merciless trespass of disease, forsaken by friends, abandoned by family. But even then, the Lord is with us and we are His dwelling place. We may be hardened by failed relationships, shrunk down and shriveled up by wrong choices, made ugly by pain we inflict on ourselves, and on others. But even then, the Lord is with us and we are His dwelling place.

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