“I tell you that
something greater than the temple is here.”
Matthew 12:6
Many, many years ago
while serving in the military I had the opportunity to visit a local church in
Naples, Italy.
While I could not
understand the words I knew instantly when they began to sing that I was with
believers.
You see, Jesus was
there.
He is greater than any
language barrier.
He is greater than
any cultural barrier.
He is greater than
any music style.
He is greater, as
today’s verse reminds us, than any building.
About seven years ago
I was blessed to pray with a Pastor and his wife in Davao City in the
Philippines. We were standing on land that was cleared for their soon to be
constructed church building.
Though I have seen
pictures now of the completed building I tell you for sure that the most
precious part of that night was that the Spirit of the Lord was already in our
midst.
We did not need those
four walls and a ceiling to be in His presence.
He was, and still is
today, that something greater in our
midst.
Don’t get caught up
on the peripherals in your walk with Christ.
Don’t allow those
things to define your relationship with Him.
Buildings will come
and go.
Leaders will come and
go in our lives.
We can certainly
appreciate them when God brings them but never to the point that they become
the something greater.
May He always remain
so in your life!
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