March 1, 2003(15b)
PLAIN AND SIMPLE, GOD DOES NOT DWELL IN MAN MADE TEMPLES. However beautiful and grand the edifice, it is not to be the dwelling place of the Most High. Let it be made of gold or other like precious metal, there is no way that man can produce a structure that the Lord would even begin to consider to be His dwelling place. Since He is omnipresent and is present every where, in all realms. Where is the house or the place of His dwelling? Where will He find rest, peace and complete satisfaction? Acts 7:48-49
A FORTHRIGHT IDENTIFICATION OF THE TEMPLE.A fact that should be known and acknowledged by every true Christian. A privilege that supersedes all privileges. The rights granted those who will accept Him and follow Him are astronomical. They cannot be measured, they are as endless and innumerable as God Himself. Only by the revelation of the Word and the Spirit can we even begin to comprehend the tremendous high calling that is in Christ Jesus. 1 Cor. 3:16 The living temple is distinguished by its commitment to the Lord. It is separated unto Him. It will not involve itself with the spirit or the practices of this world. A sure sign and test of any revival is the consecration of its adherents. The restoration of a life of holiness is always evidenced by the workings of the Spirit in the lives of those involved. Revival will produce a beautiful and glorious intertwining of our lives with His. He has promised that He will dwell in us. That would make us to be like Him with the splendor and purity of His life being made manifest in us. Our walk, our pattern of life would then blend with His and His presence would be made manifest in us by our walk and our conduct before Him and before the world. 2 Cor. 6:16
THAT WHICH SHALL BE, THE ETERNAL. The city without a temple, the whole of which is the temple of the Lord God Almighty and of the Lamb. His presence in its wholeness, saturating the City of God, the Bride of Christ. For all the pleasantries available here on earth, could we accumulate them all in one place at one time, they would not begin to compare with the blessings, the joy and gladness that will constantly be the portion of those who comprise the New Jerusalem. Rev. 21:22 It is here that the tree of life appears once again. This time in all of its splendor and beauty. Rev. 22:2 This tree and its fruit was made available from the very beginning for it was planted in the garden of Eden and was not a forbidden tree. The Lord has never withheld the fullness of His blessings from those who are so inclined as to seek after them. Because of sin in the garden, availability to the tree was cut off until the sprout came. Christ Jesus is the root that came forth in dry ground. At a time when Israel was spiritually defunct and dry. Isa. 53:2 He is the root that is growing that tree of life of which the body of Christ, His bride will a great part and a participant of all the activity that will take place in the growth of that tree. She has her part in the tree of life.