"God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved/shaken; God shall help her at the turning of the morning....The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge." (Psalm 46)
"God is in the midst of..," what is referred to earlier as, "....the holy place of the tabernacle," or, "dwelling places of the Most High." The fulfillment of this today is His Church, "the Household of Faith," and as 2 Corinthians 6:16 declares, "the Temple of the Living God. As God has said: 'I will dwell in them and walk among them.'" !!
"God is in the midst of..," His Church. Yes, the Living Triune God is now, just as Paul stated it, "Jesus Christ is in..," all who Follow Jesus Christ, right there, right here. But today I want to point out the tremendous reality of the, "God is in the midst..," of the Community of the Redeemed, the Church. When the Church gathers, "God is in the midst of Her...." Of course, the Church "scattered," that is, Each Follower of Jesus, has, "God...in the midst of...." But the Bible teaches us that when those Followers of Jesus Christ come together, there is a glorious blessing, a glorious witness, a glorious power which takes us to even greater "heights" in Jesus Christ. The privatization of religion, in the last 50 years particularly, has robbed and weakened so many who have subscribed to it.
I cannot encourage you enough today to place the utmost value on, "God is in the midst of..," the Church. Whether it is two Followers of Jesus at a work place, or a gathering of the, "two or three," or two or three thousand, Jesus Christ is, "....in the midst of..," the, "tabernacle/dwelling places of the Most High," His Church.
Father, in Jesus' Name, I confess that I have yet to grasp the true power of this reality, but I so thank You for this. Amen.
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* Read of a very disturbing trend at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY: jhs58.blogspot.com
* Conference Prayer Call: Wednesday, 2/12/2020, 21:00hrs
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
