Saturday, June 14, 2008

Emanuel, God with us

But God, raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly {places} in Christ Jesus... You are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God's household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner {stone,} in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit. Ephesians 2


He who is overcoming I am making a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will I leave it. I am writing on you the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on you your new name. Revelation 3


I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. Revelation 21


After Jesus paid the penalty for sin, He went to Heaven and prepared a place for us by sending the Holy Spirit to indwell us. Heaven and Earth are joined together through the spirit with different dimensions. The earthly physical dimension is what are literal eyes see, feel and touch. The Heavenly spiritual dimension is what are spiritual eyes see, feel and experience. Both dimensions exist simultaneously in the same place and person because they have been joined together in Christ Jesus. There is no separation. God wants to dwell with us as His son's and daughters. He has used many metaphors to represent this desire.

Holy City

Temple

Pillar in the temple

Bride and groom

Abiding in the vine

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Life is a journey. We can take several paths leading to different destinations. One glorious destination is the Heavenlies or dwelling place of God. This track has the one exquisite aspect of partaking of our destination spiritually while we travel life's path. Since the Heavenlies exist in a different spiritual dimension it is every where just like the radio and TV waves. We just have to be able to tune our spiritual antennae to receive this station. We can ascend these spiritual heights with sculpture, music , nature and meditation.