Scripture Acts 7:30-50
44 "Our ancestors carried the Tabernacle with them through the wilderness. It was constructed according to the plan God had shown to Moses. 45 Years later, when Joshua led our ancestors in battle against the nations that God drove out of this land, the Tabernacle was taken with them into their new territory. And it stayed there until the time of King David.
46 "David found favor with God and asked for the privilege of building a permanent Temple for the God of Jacob. 47 But it was Solomon who actually built it. 48 However, the Most High doesn't live in temples made by human hands. As the prophet says,
49 'Heaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Could you build me a temple as good as that?'
asks the Lord.
'Could you build me such a resting place?
50 Didn't my hands make both heaven and earth?'
Observations
- God works through people to carry out His plan
- Stephen got "It"
- God's timing is perfect Moses > Joshua > David > Solomon
- Insert my name here ________________
- God doesn't reside in Tabernacles, Temples but in my testimony
- My testimony doesn't build God's Kingdom it grows God's Kingdom
Applications
- Does God find favor with me? Heart check: actions, attitude, ambitions, activities
- Celebrate being a part of God's glory story. It's not the past or future it is now!
- Thank God for residing in me
- Grow!
Prayer
Lord Jesus I pray that my testimony will shine and say in such a way that it grows your Kingdom. I don't want to complicate people seeing You by my actions or attitudes. You reside in me! Don't understand it but I praise You for it. Empower me to live for the now, glorifying You and growing Your Kingdom today.
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