His Living Tabernacles
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what
part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And
what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?
for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath
said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and
I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye
separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean
thing; and I will receive you
(2 Corinthians 6:15-17).
Our theme scripture reveals one of the many
amazing blessings of the Christian! Notice
that it doesn’t say, “We shall be the temple of the living
God when we get to heaven,” but that “we are the
temple of the living God.” It doesn’t get better than
that. This is a present-hour truth.
The word translated “temple” isn’t the ordinary
everyday temple, but the specific word that refers to
an inner shrine; it’s the Greek word “naos.” “Naos”
refers to the shrine that houses the image of the “god”;
it’s the inner sanctuary where the image of the god is
kept. That’s what Paul is saying here.
For the Jews, it was the Holy of Holies; that’s
where the presence of God was. They didn’t have an
image in there, but the presence of Jehovah was inside
there. The place that the presence of God resides is
the very place that Paul is referring to here. When the
Holy Spirit took up His abode in the quarters of your
heart, you ceased to be an ordinary man; you became
God’s living tabernacle.
In reality, everywhere you go, God goes, because
you’re His house. He talks in you, and He looks through
your eyes, but not many Christians are cognizant of
this reality; hence, they live as mere men. The temple
of God, which you are, is where God resides in all His
power and majesty.
Likewise, when you show up, the devil bows,
because he can’t stand God’s glory, and that glory is
in your spirit.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for the indwelling presence
of your Spirit in me; I’m not an ordinary person. I’m your
living tabernacle. Therefore, no sickness, disease or infirmity can
successfully lodge in my body, because the life in me is divine,
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
Romans 8:10-11; Philemon 1:6; 1 Corinthians 6:19
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Hebrews 7
Jeremiah 50-51
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 10:22-32
1 Chronicles 7