- And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day. 2 Chronicles 5:9 – The poles spoken of are the ones used to carry the ark of the covenant on the shoulders of the priests. When the priests placed the ark within the temple, the poles stuck out from the most holy place to the next section of the temple. This causes an image of God reaching out us to come into my mind. Yet from the outside the poles weren’t able to be seen. What we must remember is when our head is deep in the outside world we can miss seeing God in His holy place, even when He is reaching out to us. Sin and our enemy has a way of blinding us to what God is doing in our life. Maybe today you’re deeply struggling to see God moving. What scripture wants you to know is that God is reaching out from His most holy place to you. He wants you to know He is present with you. What may need to happen first though is us stepping into the temple and not having our heads so entrenched in the world. What could that change look like in your story? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1519
- …and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord), and when the song was raised, with trumpets and cymbals and other musical instruments, in praise to the Lord, “For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever,” the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, 14 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God. 2 Chronicles 5:13-14 – The ark was moved to the temple. So many sacrifices were made that day that the number couldn’t be counted. Singers sang and led the worship of the Lord in powerful ways. What was God’s response? A filling of His presence in the house of the Lord. So much so that the priests could no longer stand and minister, but had to step out of the place due to God’s presence. Let’s learn from a passage like this that God truly does respond to our faithful obedience. When we listen to His word, when we obey what it says, and when we worship Him with our life, this is what opens the door for God’s blessing and movement in our story. If we then want to see God work and if we want to feel His presence with us, begin by examining how faithful we are to God’s word in our life. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2594
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