RTW May 23
Don’t Tie The Holy Ghost On The Front Porch
The priests could not continue their service because of the cloud, for the glorious presence of the LORD filled the temple.
1 Kings 8:11
My Takeaways
Something Old
What if I stopping tying the Holy Spirit down? What if I let Him be loosed in my life?
Something New
Other occurrences of the Shekinah Glory
· This is the cloud that stood by Israel in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21-22).
· This is the cloud of glory that God spoke to Israel from (Exodus 16:10).
· This is the cloud from which God met with Moses and others (Exodus 19:9, 24:15-18, Numbers 11:25, 12:5, 16:42).
· This is the cloud that stood by the door of the Tabernacle (Exodus 33:9-10).
· This is the cloud from which God appeared to the High Priest in the Holy Place inside the veil (Leviticus 16:2).
· This is the cloud of Ezekiel’s vision, filling the temple of God with the brightness of His glory (Ezekiel 10:4).
· This is the cloud of glory that overshadowed Mary when she conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35).
· This is the cloud present at the transfiguration of Jesus (Luke 9:34-35).
· This is the cloud of glory that received Jesus into heaven at His ascension (Acts 1:9).
· This is the cloud that will display the glory of Jesus Christ when He returns in triumph to this earth (Luke 21:27, Revelation 1:7).
Something to Do
Don’t tie the Holy Ghost on the front porch.
My Takeaways: The Temple: A meeting place between God and His people
Something Old: Shekinah Glory-loved the attention you gave to this in our lesson today, beautiful!
Something New: As God’s temple, I, like Solomon’s structure, are to reflect the glory of the Lord to those around me, to honor the name of the Lord before others. They should see in me the difference that God has made in my life. Others should be able to look at me and listen to me and know our God, for His glorious presence dwells in me! What an awesome reality.
Something To Do: Make God my first resort when I’m facing difficulties. Remember He lives in me. Point people to God.