My chronological Bible reading plan brought me to God’s instructions for building the Tabernacle. I’ll admit, this is hard reading for me. If you are an architect or an interior designer, these chapters are for you! For the rest of us, it’s thread colors, curtains, silver rings, gold dishes, ornamental furniture, and every detail. Life-changing stuff… no, but what it all points to, yes!
And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. (Exodus 25:8, KJV)
God wants to be among His people! The God who showed His power in the plagues in Egypt. The God who drove back the waters and parted the Red Sea. The God who feeds them every day. The God who thundered from Mt. Sinai. This unrivaled God of all power wants to be among His people! He wants His people around Him! Israel would wake up every morning and see that God was right there, among them, in that Tabernacle. How comforting! How blessed they would be.
This is great for Israel, but what about you and me? Well, we have a far better situation as believers!
...for ye are the temple of the living God...I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (2 Corinthians 6:16, KJV)
God couldn’t be closer to us… He lives in us believers. Wherever you and I go, there He is with us. In trouble or in rejoicing, there He is with us. Who is blessed more than this? None but the believer! Rejoice and be comforted; God is with you today!
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