2nd Corinthians 6:16 “I will dwell in [you] and WALK (mobile) [with you]. I will be [your] God and [you] shall be my people.”
Perhaps, we as His saints, since Pentecost, were never meant to be confined under a specific roof when worshiping, as in the era of Solomon’s temple, or even today’s, miniscule quaint chapels or Europe’s majestic cathedrals. How would your logistics of worship change if you could begin to see yourself as a “humble servant in His circulation”, or perhaps for sure, a temple on your own two legs, so that as God has said, “I will dwell in [you] and literally WALK [with you], I will be [your] God and you shall be my people.” (II Corinthians 6:16)
Would your practical view of worship become more meaningful if you took your worship “on your road of life”, so that you rejoiced, prayed, expressed your thanksgiving, exalting Him everywhere you might find yourself?
Some of His children may be drawn to His love by your demeanor emulating Christ, while encasing or enveloping, the love of God & Christ to everyone in proximity to experience Him with & through you. For that is one essential element of a temple, isn’t it? It’s a place for others to come to FELLOWSHIP together in God’s name, at the invitation of your spirit, soul, & body, heart, mind & will, wherever the opportunity and audience arise.
Please consider the versatility of your location today, by being mobile on your two legs, you will not have a confining space, be they ceilings or walls, but rather, the expanse of his majestic stars, even with His unlimited punctuation of sizzling cracks of lightening followed by the window shattering rolling thunder, and after the crowd all goes home, God smiles presenting His quiet reassuring promise and truth of the rainbow, through which we all can experience the living God, just as they did in the Jerusalem temple before & after Pentecost or any other worship destination, until this very moment in our history.
BOTTOM LINE:
We are now focusing, since the out-pouring of His Spirit at Pentecost, on the very idea and reality of His Holy Spirit coming to live within us, actually possessing us, not merely in buildings, and certainly not solely for the purpose of we having some private experience, but rather, in order that we can serve God in His arranged moments with whomever, however, whenever, wherever, that He may arrange for our good & His glory! That’s the way I see it this morning, always speaking to myself, first & foremost!
Thanks to David Jeremiah for his 2002 devotional titled “Temple On Wheels” January 7 from his book Sanctuary: Finding Moments of Refuge in the Presence of God, as it was was the necessary exquisite inspiration for me to write the above.
P.S. We incorrectly call our churches “sanctuaries” today (notice again how key faith words today are being redefined by our culture) because churches are where we draw together weekly to worship God and hear His word proclaimed. But God does not dwell in buildings in this age; He dwells in His people. At present, we cannot “see” His presence as we will be able to in heaven. Instead of merely dwelling “in” us in heaven, He will dwell “among” us in our very presence. Just imagine that! Forget Disney World, Niagara Falls, or a European cathedral; nothing will compare!