Temple of God

2 Chronicles 6:18 and Solomon said:

“But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!”

That was the word of Solomon after he had completed building the most incredible, majestic, mighty and glorious structure that has been built on the face of the earth. And yet he said, “Can God dwell in a man-made place.” You know I looked up the Bible to see that Solomon used 80,000 stone-cutters, 70,000 bearers of burdens, 3,600 overseers and tons of gold and silver.

He built the most expensive, most glorious structure that has ever been built on the face of the earth and when he completed it, he said, “There is nothing on earth, Lord, that can contain You!”

What a God you and I serve! How often do we forget that? And then if we go to John 1:1, the Gospel of John - a beautiful scripture:

“ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

This God that Solomon is speaking about said one word and everything that you can conceive and see was made in an instant.

Oh yes! And by the way, that Word is Jesus - Majestic and glorious! Oh, folks, we need to respect Him so much more, don’t we? He is indeed the Saviour of the world and if it weren’t for God’s only Son, we would be on our way to a lost eternity. John 3:16, the most famous scripture in the Bible:

“For God (that same God that Solomon is talking about) so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

And that is why believers, me included, so often weep with joy and with reverence when we hear the name of our Beloved mentioned.

My best temple ever are the outdoor meetings. I just love them. The stars in the sky, the clouds. He writes His name in the clouds... We have seen crosses in the clouds, we have seen all kinds of things happening in the clouds. That sweet scent of the early morning, the flash of lightning, the roll of thunder, the sweet smell of new rain on dry, dusty soil.

No, He can never be housed in a building but He can be housed, and wants to live in our hearts!

Jesus bless you as you have a glorious day.
Goodbye.