The Dwelling Place of God

# 60 – Today's Du-votional comes from 1Sa 4:4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. The ark of the covenant was one of those items that God gave meticulous instructions for the building of, and care of, to Moses. It was a focal point of His presence among His people. This is what God had to say about it in Ex 25:22 "And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel. In Nu 7:89 we read of a time when God indeed spoke to Moses from between the cherubim. “Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice of One speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the Testimony, from between the two cherubim; thus He spoke to him.” In 2 Sam 6:2, Ps 80:1, and Ps 99:1, God is referred to as the one who “dwells between the cherubim.” This was indeed the very presence of God in the Old Testament Church. It's not that He was restricted to that locale, for God is omnipresent, but His presence between the cherubim was so real that He spoke to Moses. So real that His holiness had to be cautiously observed, or a price would be paid. Since the Day of Pentecost in the New Testament, God has chosen to dwell in the hearts of all who receive Christ in the form of the Holy Spirit. That's why believers are referred to as “the temple of God.” (2 Cor 6:16) Would that we would revere this truth and learn to meet with Him regularly and listen to His voice. Would that we would learn to regard His holiness. For what agreement has the temple of God with idols? (2 Cor 6:16)