God's Dwelling

God wants his people to be in relationship with Him. In Revelation 21.3 a voice from the throne says: “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”

Now that we are married I can understand more what that means to have someone dwell with me. I know Nate so much more now that he is with me and is mine. That is what God wants when he says his dwelling is with us. He wants to be intimate with us and be known just as we are known. He will be our God and we will be His people.

I am teaching 9th graders about Exodus 25 when God says, “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.” Students constructed models of the tabernacle and placed all its furnishings inside (Tieg and Chris pictured). They learned about how God wanted to dwell with His people and make a covenant with them to be their God. However, like the passage says, this is just a pattern of the true one in heaven.

We are looking forward to the Day when the passage in Revelation is fulfilled. Our souls are eagerly awaiting the return of Christ when He will come to take the Church, His bride, Home to be with Him for eternity. Come, Lord Jesus!