Where God is

Ephesians 2:22 In him (Jesus) you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

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We have a sense, and a knowledge, that God is everywhere.  He made everything in the universe and set in motion the forces of nature and the ability of living things to reproduce.  But, somehow, we may still feel that He is distant.  I'm convinced that He doesn't want for us to believe He is distant.

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We rightly picture God on Heaven's throne, for so He is and so He does rule from Heaven.  But where does the verse above say that he dwells?  I find it so encouraging that God has built a dwelling place within and among men.  In the verses just ahead of this one we find that Jesus is the cornerstone of a special building for the household of God (vs 20).  The foundation of that building is made from the apostles and prophets that went before and told of the great plans to redeem and rescue the church.  In verse 21 this building is actually called a 'structure' that is being joined together...that is, it is still in the process of being built as people join the faithful across generations.  We also see that the type of building that is being made is a 'temple'... a place of worship and a place to be directly in the presence of God.

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Doesn't it warm your heart to know that the God, who is everywhere, also dwells so near?  And don't you want to be able to say that Jesus is the cornerstone of your life as well?  Wouldn't you prefer to dwell with the Lord in a place of worship rather than keeping Him at a distance?

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blessings!

Rob Smith

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"Death is inevitable.  Life is a choice!"

John 11:25

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live."