2 Chronicles 5-7; Psalm 106
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“When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and
consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord
filled the temple.”
(2 Chronicles 7:1)
I found myself thinking as I read this, wow – what it must have
been like to have been there when the glory of the Lord came! But then I kind of stopped and thought
– wait a minute, we can experience
the glory of the Lord. Instead of
dwelling in the Temple, because of the sacrifice of Jesus, He dwells in
us. Through the Holy Spirit living
in us we can experience God’s presence, His guidance, His comfort, and His
glory. We are made to live in His
glory and be changed by it.
In Psalm 106: 19-21 it says, “At Horeb they [the Israelites] made
a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which
eats grass. They forgot the God
who saved them.” The question is –
what have I exchanged experiencing God’s glory for? Is there anything in my life that has gotten in the way and
caused me to forget that He lives in me?
Do I appreciate how wonderful and amazing it is that God dwells within
me, as well as how great of a responsibility it is? Am I reflecting the Lord’s glory?
“And we, who with
unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his
likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the
Spirit.”
(2 Corinthians
3:18)
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