Wed., 12/4/19 Devotion (2 Chron. 3:8a)

Today's encouragement comes from 2 Chronicles 3:8a, where we read these words:

"And he [Solomon] made the Most Holy Place. . . . "

What a remarkable statement this is (above). A fallen man, a sinner, Solo-mon, would have the most holy place constructed on earth! And it would be the very pattern of what exists in heaven. God honors His church, by giving us such astounding privileges. Think of it: Mary, a fallen soul in Adam, bears the sinless Christ Child. We, depraved sinners (in ourselves), become the vessels of the blessed Holy Spirit, (see 2 Cor. 4:7).

The redeemed church—even now—is nestled in the very heart of the Holy Trinity, since God's children are *in* the Son of God, who is now both God and man. Do we need "self-esteem"?  Here is the only place to find it.

[Puritan quote of the day: "It is not how much we do, but how much we love.” —Thomas Watson, in, "All Things for Good"]