Dear brothers and sisters,
Loving greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Today let us see about the goodness and the mercy of the
lord which will follow all His children all the days of their
life, as they dwell in the house of God. To dwell in the house
of God we must be brought to it by the lord. After accepting Jesus
Christ as our saviour he brings us to His temple as in Acts 2:47,
“And the Lord added to their number daily those who were
being saved.” Because the sinners cannot stay in the company
of the saints as in Psa 1:5, “Therefore the wicked will
not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the
righteous.”
When we stay with the children of God who like
to follow the word of God very strictly (as in Deu 6:25.) definitely
we will see the goodness and the mercy of God following us. That
is why the Psalmist asks for a very special boon from the lord
as in Psa 27:4, “One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what
I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days
of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him
in his temple.”
That is why the bible says the righteous (the
one who follows the word of God very strictly) will stay with
the Church as in Psa 92:12 & 13, “The righteous will
flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts
of our God.” Also in Psa 116:18 & 19, “I will
fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
in the courts of the house of the LORD-- in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD.”
You may ask what is the specialty of staying
in the temple of God?
First of all, the specialty of staying in the temple of God is
explained by him in Psa 27:5, “For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter
of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.” - [God keeps
us safe in the time of trouble in the temple of God and protects
us there.]
Secondly, the specialty of staying in the temple of God is explained
in Psa 27:6, “Then my head will be exalted above the enemies
who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts
of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.” –
[they will be always exalted among their enemies and God will
never put them down in front of their enemies.]
In the time of Ezra and Nehemiah people contributed
very generously to have the church got established as in Ezra
1:5 & 6, “Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin,
and the priests and Levites--everyone whose heart God had moved--prepared
to go up and build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. All their
neighbors assisted them with articles of silver and gold, with
goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all
the freewill offerings.”
May the Lord bless each one of us today as we
dwell in the temple of God and enjoy His goodness and mercy in
this life on this earth. Amen.
Your Web-Site Pastor,
Rev.
Dr. T. Marcus Devasahayam
Web-site: www.barodabibleclub.org
e-mail: marcusbbc@yahoo.com
Mobile: 91-9327243600 ,Church 3096882 / 5540651.
Res : 3, 2nd floor, Arpita Complex, Priyalaxmi Mills Road, Vadodara
– 390003, Gujarat, India, Phone:91-265-2335651.
