(Theta) Our Lord Rebuilds, Replants And Reigns (Ezekiel 36:36 & Revelation 7:9 10) (Peace)
A cathedral forces you to look up. When you look up your eyes are connected to the hidden God whose presence came down to earth in worship in your cathedral. Cathedrals were created to connect the heaven and the earth. These immense worship structures were built over many generations. What we see now was under construction for years. The original builders may never have seen the completed sanctuary. But they built by faith in expectation that one day this worship center would allow a future generation to experience the intersection with God on earth. You and I are also called temples by God. “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple” (1 Corinthians 3:16-17). Paul reaffirms this message in other places as well. But this means that the transcendent power of God flows through us, the body of Christ, the church. No one will pay an admission fee to gape at us like they do at cathedrals around the world, but in God’s eyes we are what God says He is building. A temple. Holy. Precious. Beloved. God is building us to bring the light of His gospel to the world. He brings this light through “agape” love. When people look at us and know that we are loved by the Creator of the heavens and the earth, they will gape and wonder. And we pray they will also ask, “how can I know that I am being built as a temple to the Lord?”
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