Tues., 3/18/14 Devotion (Ex. 29:43)

Today's encouragement comes from Exodus 29:43, where we read these words:

"And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory."

God meets with people in His "tabernacle," or "sanctuary." Our Lord Jesus Christ, in His resurrected and glorified body, has already "entered" this realm in heaven (cf. Heb. 9:12 & 24). Now, because the God-Man has finished His work, and poured out His Spirit on His New Covenant Church, the sanctuary is “universalized," if you will—as the church is found all over the face of the earth.

God dwells in three particular covenantal “places”: heaven, humble hearts, and in holy Sabbath [Sunday] church worship services. Let us be sure to avail ourselves of our full access to God, in and through Jesus; and let us be care-ful to always approach Him by grace through faith in Christ.

[Puritan quote of the day: "He that is most tender of God's honor, shall find by experience that God is most mindful of his comfort." --Thomas Brooks, in "Heaven on Earth"]