The temple in Jerusalem
built by King Solomon is a great model for a worship lifestyle. There
were three parts – an outer court which is as close to God as the
regular people could come, an inner court called the Holy Place where
only the priests could go, and an inner inner room called the Most
Holy Place, where only the High Priest could go.
Many Christians live in
the outer court, thinking that's as close to God as they get, when
they think about it at all. Trapped in the routine of the ordinary,
we forget who we really are. That we are, and were made for, so much
more.
1 Peter 2:9 calls us a
nation of priests. “But
you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's
special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who
called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
(NIV)
So we are supposed to
live in the Holy Place! The priests were separated from the rest of
the people, and so should we be. Yet many of us live our lives trying
to fit in with the people we're supposed to be leading. We don't want
to stick out. But we must. We are called to be the leaders. We are
the ones who live in the Holy Place.
Pretty awesome, huh?
Let's live in that Holy Place, being mindful of Him in everything we
do, set apart, and not forget who we are again.
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