“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and
the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I
have built! 1 Kings 8:27
The Temple Solomon built was a marvel. The beauty of it had been unparalleled. It had been planned and supplied for by King
David, and it was placed exactly where God had designed man to meet him as a
permanent and unmoving version of the tents of the Holy Tabernacle before. Finally, God had a house that was permanent,
beautiful, meaningful and glorious. Yet,
Solomon realized that this was very different from the pagan temples that are
seen throughout the world. God would not
be contained in this beautiful temple…for even the heavens could do not contain
God. For us the concept of “infinity” is
incomprehensible. However, it is important
to realize that God is not a part of our world system. He transcends and supersedes all of the
limitations and laws of time and space.
Put simply – the God we serve is never stumped by the situation, He
never needs to rush to be somewhere in time, he never gets caught unaware. You can trust in Him.
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