I love your sanctuary, Lord, the place where your glorious presence dwells.

Psalms 26:8 NLT

Do you ever read a word or phrase and it prompts you to look at somewhere else in the Bible where that might pop up? 

The sanctuary of the temple, where God dwells. 

And then John says this:

No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.

1 John 4:12 NLT

God dwells in us! 

Do you see that last phrase? God's love is brought to full expression in us - I wonder what that means in my life?

When I give without expecting anything in return, when I choose to overlook an offense, to love those on the margins? Even that seems too small to be the full expression of God's love, but maybe it's the heart work that turns me from being selfish to otherish (is that a real word?)

I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look, God's home is now among his people! 

He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.

Revelation 21:3-4 NLT

And there's another level of God dwelling in us, where the hurts of this life will be unhurt.

The best really is yet to come.

For today, may we get a glimpse of God dwelling in the eyes of the people we meet and care for today. 

#psalms

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