The Presence Of God

Psalm 132:13 says, "For The Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place" and Joel 3:17 says, "So you shall know that I am The Lord your God, dwelling in Zion my Holy Mountain." These verses clearly illustrate that our Lord God has chosen the Temple Mount to be His Dwelling Place. He even refers to the Temple Mount as My Holy Mountain.  

Well, you might be thinking what about the Presence of God today? The Holy of Holies does not exist today since there is no temple on the Temple Mount. All that is left is a retaining wall which is referred to as the Western Wall or the Wailing Wall. 

This wall is very important to the Jewish people since they believe God's presence dwells in the wall. They have the highest respect for the wall and spend much time before the wall reciting the Torah, worshiping The Lord and in prayer. They even insert prayer requests in the cracks between the very large wall stones.

I have had the privilege to visit the wall a number of times. The humbleness and total reverence of God by those before the wall has always caught my attention. On one trip a father and a little boy were singing together to their Lord which brought tears to my eyes. Additionally, all those before the wall wear head coverings and never turn their back to the wall. Jewish men pray three times a day all over the world and face toward the Western Wall.

How does all this apply to us as Born Again Christians? We can learn from these examples of how the Jewish people love and respect The Lord. Extremely important, we should continually be thanking our Lord God for the broken body and shed blood of His Son Jesus Christ. For under the New Blood Covenant, we can come boldly before the very Throne of God  and be in His Presence at any time. Hebrews 4:16. We also have the very Presence of God living within us in the form of The Holy Spirit. Bless His Holy Name. 

Let us all be thanking The Lord each day for these supernatural blessings but at the same time not forget the Jewish people. We are actually called to make them jealous. Romans 11:11. We should at all times be about doing our Lord Gods business!

May The Lord Bless You This Day And Every Day,

Frank