--The Sanctuary of God ~`

--"And I heard a great voice out of heaven say, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them,
and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God." --(Revelation 21:3)-

--We and our children come quietly and reverently into the auditorium before worship service. Such a place of worship is sometimes called a "the Sanctuary" in today's Bible reading (verse 17). Many years earlier, when God called Abram from Ur of the Chaldees, He had a plan (Genesis 11:31-12:3). This plan included a people and a place where God desired to make the people what He wanted them to be. That location was the land of Canaan.

God directed Moses to provide the tabernacle as a place where God would dwell among them. Sincere Israelites sought and found God there. God was preparing them for a greater part of His plan. These places and rituals pointed to something more glorious.

God spoke through Moses to tell His people that He wanted to dwell in their hearts. Later God spoke through the minor prophets to emphasize His desire to dwell with His people. (see Zechariah 2:10-11). Then in 2 Corinthians 6:16, Paul explained the New Testament fulfillment of the promise, "Ye are the temple of the living God: as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."

Today the church of Jesus Christ is God's sanctuary where His Holy Spirit dwells in believers' hearts. What a remarkable privilege to have God come down and dwell in us while we live and walk on the earth! Have you opened your heart to be His dwelling place?
--Beside Still Waters/DE~
--"Reaching For You"// (audio / with lyrics// Chris Tomlin //<https://youtu.be/MC0gpex0DEI>
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