On The Way Home

I was glad when they said unto me, let us go unto the house of the Lord.

Psalm 122:1


Psalm 122 is such a rich psalm. It reminds us God's promises were first to ancient Israel and are also to us. Our foreparents, in the Americas and around the globe, had great joy in recognizing God's word is for all of us who believe.

With fullness of joy in Jesus, early Americans went about using their hands (Psalm 27:4, Psalm 19:1, Colossians 3:23, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 90:17, Proverbs 16:3, Ephesians 2:10, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, Luke 1:23, John 14:2, Psalm 27:10, Matthew 11:28, Hebrews 4:9-10, 2 Corinthians 5:1), not only to build up churches as houses of praise (Psalm 100:4), but also to build the body of believers: each believer, or group of believers, being a house, a mansion, a dwelling place filled with the pearls or treasure of God's word.

“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you," Jesus says in the book written by John (14:2).

In Christ, we build one another up in God's word, creating many dwelling places for the Holy Spirit in each of us. But Jesus also was telling His people (John 14:2) that a time would come when there would be more than one physical temple building dedicated to life in Him. That time that Jesus was prophesying about, has been with us in this world for hundreds or years now: with physical church buildings being resting places and houses of prayer for us, who want to live in Jesus, who want to dwell with or join the household of faith.

"In My Father's house are many dwelling places," Jesus says.

 
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One of many churches to fellowship with: https://evergreenbaptistshreveport.org/. I haven't been to this physical church house, but I've heard the pastor preach.

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