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Will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth?—II CHR. 6:18.
Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.—I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
Ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.—Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you.—Ye . . . are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
The heathen shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore.
Exo. 25:8, -Exo. 29:43,45.Psa. 68:18.II Cor. 6:16. -I Cor. 6:19. -Eph. 2:22.Ezek. 37:28.
Spurgeon's Evening Reading
“In my flesh shall I see God.”
Job 19:26
Mark the subject of Job’s devout anticipation “I shall see God.” He does not say, “I shall see the saints”—though doubtless that will be untold felicity—but, “I shall see God.” It is not—“I shall see the pearly gates, I shall behold the walls of jasper, I shall gaze upon the crowns of gold,” but “I shall see God.” This is the sum and substance of heaven, this is the joyful hope of all believers. It is their delight to see him now in the ordinances by faith. They love to behold him in communion and in prayer; but there in heaven they shall have an open and unclouded vision, and thus seeing “him as he is,” shall be made completely like him. Likeness to God—what can we wish for more? And a sight of God—what can we desire better? Some read the passage, “Yet, I shall see God in my flesh,” and find here an allusion to Christ, as the “Word made flesh,” and that glorious beholding of him which shall be the splendour of the latter days. Whether so or not it is certain that Christ shall be the object of our eternal vision; nor shall we ever want any joy beyond that of seeing him. Think not that this will be a narrow sphere for the mind to dwell in. It is but one source of delight, but that source is infinite. All his attributes shall be subjects for contemplation, and as he is infinite under each aspect, there is no fear of exhaustion. His works, his gifts, his love to us, and his glory in all his purposes, and in all his actions, these shall make a theme which will be ever new. The patriarch looked forward to this sight of God as a personal enjoyment. “Whom mine eye shall behold, and not another.” Take realizing views of heaven’s bliss; think what it will be to you. “Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty.” All earthly brightness fades and darkens as we gaze upon it, but here is a brightness which can never dim, a glory which can never fade—“I shall see God.”
Old Testament Chapter a Day - Habakkuk 1
1. Habakkuk's Complaints
1
The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.
The Prophet’s Complaint
2
O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,
and you will not listen?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
and you will not save?
3
Why do you make me see wrongdoing
and look at trouble?
Destruction and violence are before me;
strife and contention arise.
4
So the law becomes slack
and justice never prevails.
The wicked surround the righteous—
therefore judgment comes forth perverted.
5
Look at the nations, and see!
Be astonished! Be astounded!
For a work is being done in your days
that you would not believe if you were told.
6
For I am rousing the Chaldeans,
that fierce and impetuous nation,
who march through the breadth of the earth
to seize dwellings not their own.
7
Dread and fearsome are they;
their justice and dignity proceed from themselves.
8
Their horses are swifter than leopards,
more menacing than wolves at dusk;
their horses charge.
Their horsemen come from far away;
they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
9
They all come for violence,
with faces pressing forward;
they gather captives like sand.
10
At kings they scoff,
and of rulers they make sport.
They laugh at every fortress,
and heap up earth to take it.
11
Then they sweep by like the wind;
they transgress and become guilty;
their own might is their god!
12
Are you not from of old,
O Lord my God, my Holy One?
You shall not die.
O Lord, you have marked them for judgment;
and you, O Rock, have established them for punishment.
13
Your eyes are too pure to behold evil,
and you cannot look on wrongdoing;
why do you look on the treacherous,
and are silent when the wicked swallow
those more righteous than they?
14
You have made people like the fish of the sea,
like crawling things that have no ruler.
15
The enemy brings all of them up with a hook;
he drags them out with his net,
he gathers them in his seine;
so he rejoices and exults.
16
Therefore he sacrifices to his net
and makes offerings to his seine;
for by them his portion is lavish,
and his food is rich.
17
Is he then to keep on emptying his net,
and destroying nations without mercy?
New Testament in Four Years - Acts 26:1-8
26. Paul Before Agrippa
Paul Defends Himself before Agrippa
26
Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began to defend himself:
2 “I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews,3because you are especially familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews; therefore I beg of you to listen to me patiently.
4 “All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, a life spent from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.5They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I have belonged to the strictest sect of our religion and lived as a Pharisee.6And now I stand here on trial on account of my hope in the promise made by God to our ancestors,7a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain, as they earnestly worship day and night. It is for this hope, your Excellency, that I am accused by Jews!8Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
Psalm a Day - Psalm 143
143. Psalm 143
Psalm 143
Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
A Psalm of David.
1
Hear my prayer, O Lord;
give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness;
answer me in your righteousness.
2
Do not enter into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous before you.
3
For the enemy has pursued me,
crushing my life to the ground,
making me sit in darkness like those long dead.
4
Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
5
I remember the days of old,
I think about all your deeds,
I meditate on the works of your hands.
6
I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.Selah
7
Answer me quickly, O Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
8
Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,
for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
9
Save me, O Lord, from my enemies;
I have fled to you for refuge.
10
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
on a level path.
11
For your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life.
In your righteousness bring me out of trouble.
12
In your steadfast love cut off my enemies,
and destroy all my adversaries,
for I am your servant.