The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 132:3-5,
"I will not enter my house or go to my bed, I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
Here the psalmist quotes David expressing his desire to find a dwelling for the Lord. The presence of the "Mighty One of Jacob" within the nation of Israel was to be in a temple built in Jerusalem. David had a passion to build it but the Lord told him another would have that honor, David's son Solomon, who would follow him as king over the nation. David resigned himself to providing the resources and materials Solomon would need for the task.
Clearly David had a passionate desire for the presence of the Lord to dwell within the nation. This morning I can't help but think of the parallel thought that the Lord wants to take up residence within us. "Consequently, you [members of the church] are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." Ephesians 2:19-22.
Paul goes on to say, "I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith." Ephesians 3:16-17.
Do I have the passion as David to find a place for the Lord to dwell within my life? I think it a great question. It begins with embracing the Lord in faith followed by enlarging an ever expanding dwelling within my life for him to carry out his purposes within me.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"I will not enter my house or go to my bed, I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."
Here the psalmist quotes David expressing his desire to find a dwelling for the Lord. The presence of the "Mighty One of Jacob" within the nation of Israel was to be in a temple built in Jerusalem. David had a passion to build it but the Lord told him another would have that honor, David's son Solomon, who would follow him as king over the nation. David resigned himself to providing the resources and materials Solomon would need for the task.
Clearly David had a passionate desire for the presence of the Lord to dwell within the nation. This morning I can't help but think of the parallel thought that the Lord wants to take up residence within us. "Consequently, you [members of the church] are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." Ephesians 2:19-22.
Paul goes on to say, "I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith." Ephesians 3:16-17.
Do I have the passion as David to find a place for the Lord to dwell within my life? I think it a great question. It begins with embracing the Lord in faith followed by enlarging an ever expanding dwelling within my life for him to carry out his purposes within me.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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