Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Place Where The Name Dwells: Part Four

So, why are the Tabernacle and the Temple relevant to believers today? I'm glad you asked. The reason that the Tabernacle and the Temple are so important, is because they give us specific insight in to the God's temple today. Wait, did they knock down the Dome of the Rock, and rebuild a the Temple, and I missed it? Not exactly, look at what Paul says in I Corinthians 3:16. The NIV put it this way, "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?" The believer is the temple of God, and He has made His home there. You see, the same place where, as I Chronicles 13:6 puts it, the Name is called is now in the heart of the child of God, through the person of the Holy Spirit.

Pay attention to this, when you go through the book of Acts, and you see the phrase "filled with the Holy Spirit," whether one or many, it is just like when God's glory filled the Tabernacle and the Temple. You, dear Christian, are the place where God chose for His name to dwell! The glory of the Temple dwells in you, when you are yielded to Him; so that there may be a temple of God on every street corner. Why do you think the angels rejoice over one who comes to Christ? It is, that there is one more temple that may be filled with God's glory.

That is why, when you carry the name of Christ, it is of the utmost importance that you carry His name well. It is a simple two step process: go to the Book and put in practice what the Book says. There is no room for living like a pagan; and there is no reason to call yourself Christian if you live with no regard for God's will. I will make you this promise, though, if you meet with God on His terms, He will change your life and you won't ever want to go back to the way things used to be. It all starts by yielding your life to His.

God bless you all.

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