Solomon said, "But how could God possibly live on earth? If heaven, even the highest heaven, can’t contain you, how can this temple that I’ve built contain you?"
JOHN 4:23 (MSG)
But the time is coming—it has, in fact, come—when what you’re called will not matter and where you go to worship will not matter.
“It’s who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That’s the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship.
THE ESSENCE
God is way bigger than any of the little boxes we try to build around him.
DAILY FODDER
How aware are we of the boxes we build around God? How do we keep ourselves from becoming so small-minded?
PRAYER
Creator God of the universe, I’m grateful that you make yourself known. Forgive us for taking the miniscule amount of information we have about you and using it to construct restrictive systems that get in the way of people meeting you. Open my heart to the possibility that I know less than I think I do. I want to be the kind of person who worships you in spirit and truth. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
