We want to be together.
I can no longer remember what it was advertising (answers on a postcard please) but I used to love this ad on TV which featured two wonderfully goofy people. The guy put his arm around his wife and said, “We want to be together.” It was his voice that used to make me laugh. Marvellous.
Anyway, you are undoubtedly as familiar as I am with the notion that we [our bodies, our lives, our hearts] are God’s temple, His dwelling place. When I think about this it obviously draws me into realising how important it is to live clean lives, so that our lives give God as much pleasure as we get from a warm welcome when we enter a home, a good comfy chair, cup of tea and pleasant company.
Now, all of this is true but we are not God’s dwelling on our own, it is only when we are together:
“You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.” (Eph 2:19-21 NLT)
It is only when we are together that we are a fit and pleasing dwelling for God. If you are curious what it means to be ‘together’ as God’s people simply grab a Bible and look for the phrase “…each other” and this will give you some idea as to how God can reside [pleasurably] in our togetherness – and how the world will see the greatness of our God!
“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.” (Col 3:13-14 NLT)
Anyway, you are undoubtedly as familiar as I am with the notion that we [our bodies, our lives, our hearts] are God’s temple, His dwelling place. When I think about this it obviously draws me into realising how important it is to live clean lives, so that our lives give God as much pleasure as we get from a warm welcome when we enter a home, a good comfy chair, cup of tea and pleasant company.
Now, all of this is true but we are not God’s dwelling on our own, it is only when we are together:
“You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.” (Eph 2:19-21 NLT)
It is only when we are together that we are a fit and pleasing dwelling for God. If you are curious what it means to be ‘together’ as God’s people simply grab a Bible and look for the phrase “…each other” and this will give you some idea as to how God can reside [pleasurably] in our togetherness – and how the world will see the greatness of our God!“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.” (Col 3:13-14 NLT)
-Andrew Carey
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