The Bible paints a clear picture for us – wherever God is present, the place itself becomes holy. What was once common becomes set apart as holy upon God’s arrival: Plain dirt becomes holy ground when God’s glory, His earthly presence, manifests in a tree as fire that burns but does not destroy (Exodus 3). ContinueContinue reading “Set Apart: Holy Places”
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Inhabit: God Dwells Among His People
Have you ever held so tightly to a belief that you refused to hear any other idea on the subject? I’ve personally dug my heels in a few times–like the years around age twenty when I thought I knew better than God on most things. I’d been taught the truth, but I no longer listened.ContinueContinue reading “Inhabit: God Dwells Among His People”
Inhabit: God Dwells With His People
We’ve been tracing some biblical history on this journey to see what it looks like to dwell, and a key component is the Fall. At one point, we imagined how perfect life was before the Fall–for Adam and Eve to live in a creation with no death or pain or sorrow–in the presence of theirContinueContinue reading “Inhabit: God Dwells With His People”