16 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst? 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
Often times we think of God as being a separate being from us. We think of God walking with us, carrying us, lifting us up, or even being distant from us. When I read this scripture from 1 Corinthians, I instantly thought "wow! now that makes sense!" Because I am a dancer, and I use my body in a sacred manner almost every day this really registered with me. My body is a temple - that God dwells in. So God isn't apart from me. He is INSIDE of me. I am not together with God walking along side Him, holding His hand. But we are...
...together IN ME.
WE ARE TOGETHER IN ME - (you are God are together INSIDE of you.)
So if GOD and I are together in my body, shouldn't people see God reflected when they look at me?
If God is IN me, should I feel that He is far away? No.
If God is IN me, I am NEVER ALONE.
A lot of the times we can't FIND GOD, because we are seeking for something that we think is God. We are seeking something that is so distant and unattainable - but if we just look a little closer, we can see that He has been there in the midst THE ENTIRE TIME.
If we are distant from God, we are distant from ourselves. We must return to our true selves, which is who we are in Christ. Which is who God is in US.
OOOOOOOO ... that was deep. Praise GOD for that message!!
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