2 Cor
6:16 What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols?
For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell
in {and} with {and} among them and will walk in {and} with {and} among
them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
1 Cor 3:16 Do you not discern {and} understand that you [the whole church at Corinth] are God's temple (His sanctuary), and that God's Spirit has His permanent dwelling in you [to be at home in you, collectively as a church and also individually]?
The Bible says that we are the temple of the living God. But what does it mean to be Daddy God’s temple? What is a temple?
In the Old Testament, Daddy God revealed His glory in the tent or tabernacle that Moses constructed. It was where Daddy God would come, dwell and meet with His people. “Let them make a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.” Exodus 25:8 It was where the pillar of cloud descends and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. It was where the people of Israel would draw near to Daddy God. It is a place dedicated to worship and prayer.
The tent or tabernacle that Moses constructed and the temple that Solomon built was a foreshadow of a more glorious temple. It was a type or foreshadowing of the glory of Jesus. It was a place where the Law of Moses was preserved; of which Jesus is now the fulfillment. .
Acts 7:47 But it was Solomon who built a house for Him. [I Kings 6.] 8 However, the Most High does not dwell in houses {and} temples made with hands; as the prophet says, 9 Heaven [is] My throne, and earth the footstool for My feet. What [kind of] house can you build for Me, says the Lord, or what is the place in which I can rest?
One day, a Samaritan woman asked Jesus, “Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain, but you [Jews] say that Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary {and} proper to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither [merely] in this mountain nor [merely] in Jerusalem. 22 You [Samaritans] do not know what you are worshiping [you worship what you do not comprehend]. We do know what we are worshiping [we worship what we have knowledge of and understand], for [after all] salvation comes from [among] the Jews. 23 A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers. 24 God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship {Him} in spirit and in truth (reality).” John 4:20-24
True worship is no longer an outward ritual of going into temple built with human hands. True worship happens within man in spirit and in truth. We can meet Daddy God, talk with Him and worship Him with direct spirit to spirit communion. We come to Jesus because He is the Temple of God.
1 Cor 6:19 Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, Whom you have received [as a Gift] from God? You are not your own,
We, as the body of Jesus, constitute the temple in which Daddy God is pleased to dwell. Daddy God said, “I will dwell in you and walk with you. I will be your God, and you shall be my people.” We are the temple of the Living God indwelt by His Spirit and dedicated to worship. Daddy God seeks human temples and not beautiful buildings. He seeks a human temple where He can dwell. He seeks a temple dedicated to worship and prayer.
Are we the temple dedicated to worship and prayer? Are we the temple where others could come to experience Him? That when others come to us they can feel the love of God flowing from us. That when they see us they will see God’s light for we are the reflectors of His light. We may not have a ceiling and large rooms but through us, people can experience Daddy God just as they did in the old temple of Jerusalem.
May we offer our bodies as God’s temple, as a living sacrifice to do God’s will.
Rev 21:3-4 Then I heard a mighty voice from the throne {and} I perceived its distinct words, saying, See! The abode of God is with men, and He will live (encamp, tent) among them; and they shall be His people, and God shall personally be with them and be their God. 4 God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions {and} the former order of things have passed away.
Rev 21:22 I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Omnipotent [Himself] and the Lamb [Himself] are its temple.
ALL GLORY TO GOD!
-Daddy’s girl
1 Cor 3:16 Do you not discern {and} understand that you [the whole church at Corinth] are God's temple (His sanctuary), and that God's Spirit has His permanent dwelling in you [to be at home in you, collectively as a church and also individually]?
The Bible says that we are the temple of the living God. But what does it mean to be Daddy God’s temple? What is a temple?
In the Old Testament, Daddy God revealed His glory in the tent or tabernacle that Moses constructed. It was where Daddy God would come, dwell and meet with His people. “Let them make a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.” Exodus 25:8 It was where the pillar of cloud descends and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. It was where the people of Israel would draw near to Daddy God. It is a place dedicated to worship and prayer.
The tent or tabernacle that Moses constructed and the temple that Solomon built was a foreshadow of a more glorious temple. It was a type or foreshadowing of the glory of Jesus. It was a place where the Law of Moses was preserved; of which Jesus is now the fulfillment. .
Acts 7:47 But it was Solomon who built a house for Him. [I Kings 6.] 8 However, the Most High does not dwell in houses {and} temples made with hands; as the prophet says, 9 Heaven [is] My throne, and earth the footstool for My feet. What [kind of] house can you build for Me, says the Lord, or what is the place in which I can rest?
One day, a Samaritan woman asked Jesus, “Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain, but you [Jews] say that Jerusalem is the place where it is necessary {and} proper to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither [merely] in this mountain nor [merely] in Jerusalem. 22 You [Samaritans] do not know what you are worshiping [you worship what you do not comprehend]. We do know what we are worshiping [we worship what we have knowledge of and understand], for [after all] salvation comes from [among] the Jews. 23 A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers. 24 God is a Spirit (a spiritual Being) and those who worship Him must worship {Him} in spirit and in truth (reality).” John 4:20-24
True worship is no longer an outward ritual of going into temple built with human hands. True worship happens within man in spirit and in truth. We can meet Daddy God, talk with Him and worship Him with direct spirit to spirit communion. We come to Jesus because He is the Temple of God.
1 Cor 6:19 Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, Whom you have received [as a Gift] from God? You are not your own,
We, as the body of Jesus, constitute the temple in which Daddy God is pleased to dwell. Daddy God said, “I will dwell in you and walk with you. I will be your God, and you shall be my people.” We are the temple of the Living God indwelt by His Spirit and dedicated to worship. Daddy God seeks human temples and not beautiful buildings. He seeks a human temple where He can dwell. He seeks a temple dedicated to worship and prayer.
Are we the temple dedicated to worship and prayer? Are we the temple where others could come to experience Him? That when others come to us they can feel the love of God flowing from us. That when they see us they will see God’s light for we are the reflectors of His light. We may not have a ceiling and large rooms but through us, people can experience Daddy God just as they did in the old temple of Jerusalem.
May we offer our bodies as God’s temple, as a living sacrifice to do God’s will.
Rev 21:3-4 Then I heard a mighty voice from the throne {and} I perceived its distinct words, saying, See! The abode of God is with men, and He will live (encamp, tent) among them; and they shall be His people, and God shall personally be with them and be their God. 4 God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions {and} the former order of things have passed away.
Rev 21:22 I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Omnipotent [Himself] and the Lamb [Himself] are its temple.
ALL GLORY TO GOD!
-Daddy’s girl
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