There is so much scripture
that requires us to reach deep into our imagination. Take for instance, “The Temple of God.” How can a person imagine the place where God lives? We can’t even wrap our minds around who God is! How can we possibly imagine the place where God dwells when we don’t even fully understand God's composition? We often speak about God as a life force, an awesome expression of our expanding universe. The size of God is so immense how can His presence be contained in any space? In fact, it makes more sense to imagine space living inside of Him! People speak about God in terms of outer space. We try to understand God through the sun, the stars and the moon; we try to make sense of who God is by imagining celestial objects like the earth. It’s really quite ridiculous, if you really take the time to think about it. God is so much bigger than constellations and horoscopes. He is so much bigger than our largest dreams and hopes. We speak about God as a fire or a cloud - but they are not Him. They are just physical elements that contain His Holy Spirit. We try to make sense of who God is by looking at the depth of the ocean, the valley of death and mountaintops. But God is bigger than all we can see, and God is more powerful than the tiniest particle of DNA that seems to control our very being. Our understanding of God is so limited, so how in the world could we begin to understand the Tabernacle where God lives. It’s quite foolish of us to think that the creation can define and understand the Creator of everything we see. He is so much bigger than our logic, reason and imagination. But we try, because we are only human. I mean, God did give us imagination and logic for a reason. Know, if you can, follow me for a just a moment, as I begin to pour out parts of the 15th Chapter of Revelation that are hard for me to understand. John said, “Then I looked and saw that the Temple in heaven, God’s Tabernacle, was thrown wide open.” I have been sitting here almost an hour trying to visualize the Temple of God. At first, like most people, I considered the physical. I looked at the Temple of God constructed by King Solomon, to fulfill the wishes of his father, King David. Note: this was not the choice of God. God appeased King David to build a temple because He loved him. Solomon placed the Ark of the Covenant In the Holy of Holies, the dark, innermost part of the man-made sanctuary known as God’s Temple. Entry into the Holy of Holies was heavily restricted, and only the High Priest of Israel was able to enter without dying. His entry into the sanctuary occurred once a year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Day of Atonement was dedicated to Jewish confession and prayer. It was a time for the nation of Israel to recognize the authority of God. I have a hard time imagining the Temple of God in the spiritual realm. And because of that, I have a hard time visualizing the Temple doors opening up! In my spirit, all I can see is God’s Spirit exploding! Imagine God as light. A light so pure and white that it penetrates the deepest darkest night. That is how I see God. Now, try to imagine what would happen to humans if God came out of His Holy Temple. What would happen to the earth, and everything in it? I can only imagine it will totally implode! It would be like a Holy White Hole. Now, imagine what will happen on the Day the Lord when the Creator of the Universe throws open His Temple doors. The more I try to understand how great God is, the more I realize how foolish I am. I am just a creation of God, a human being who has been designed to have limited understanding. I suppose that is where faith comes in.
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