In the Old Testament it was found amid the cherubim on the ark, in the inner sanctuary of the temple.
In the New Testament "the Most Holy Place" is found in the heart of Believers -- those with child-like faith and obedience.
It seems like a fragile place for God to live -- inside people.
Not only physically fragile, but emotionally frail, and at times spiritually fickle.
Obedience makes me feel vulnerable.
Stepping out in faith -- out of the boat, into the river, walking in the dark.
In Ezekiel there is a description of the Old Testament temple.
Outer sanctuary.
Inner sanctuary.
Walls 9 feet thick.
A fortress surrounded the Most Holy Place.
Hebrews tells us that the earthly sanctuary was only a copy of the real one.
So if God went to the trouble to prepare a significant fortress around His earthly temple, how much more fortified is the heart of the Believer spiritually, where His actual Spirit lives?
Maybe it's not such a fragile place after all... being in that place of child-like trust and obedience...
"Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And Elisha prayed, "O Lord, open his eyes so he may see." Then the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
2Kings6:16, 17
Lord, open our eyes to the true nature of the spiritual fortress that surrounds us when we respond to you with the obedience and trust of a child...
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