Thursday, April 12, 2007
The house of God
Acts 17:24 Reads "God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands." and Heb 9:11 reads "But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building." The church building is not the house of God. We are the house of God. If we think the church building is the house of God, we merely come to visit him at his house, but if we are the house, then He goes with US everywhere. If we think the church building is God's house, we will think we must get sinners to come this certain place and will print many invitations and fliers, but will fail to realize that we have brought God to their doorstep and to their need. There are no references to passing out fliers and tracts, nor references to inviting people to church in the New Testament, but there are plenty of references of ministering to people wherever they were: in homes, by rivers and streets etc. . . The church building, no matter how much we call it "the house of God" and decorate it, is not God's dwelling place. He desires to dwell in us. When the Lord said His house should be called the house of prayer, He of course was referring to us. . . that we would be houses of prayer, housing Him. "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Rev 3:20 WON'T YOU OPEN YOUR HOUSE TO HIM?
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Well put brother."To wit (know) that God was in _________(fill in your name)reconciling the world unto himself"
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