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God Has Left the Building... Maybe: Part 2
Last week we learned that King David wanted to build a house for God. David had a nice house made of cedar. God should have a house next door—close, but not too close. We also learned that God would not allow it. God did not ask for a house. God did not want a house. God in fact would build for David a house not made with human hands—a house of steadfast love.
When David’s son, Solomon, becomes the king of Israel, things have changed. The country is at peace with all its neighbors. So, construction begins. Yet, as large and ornate as the house will be, in his wisdom Solomon knows that the temple cannot truly hold God. Not even the highest heaven can contain God.
Which brings us to today. We can’t go to the temple to find God. Sometimes it even feels like God has left the building. Which brings us to the question for this Sunday: If God has left the building, where did God go?
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By First Congregational Church of Southington, CT
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Last week we learned that King David wanted to build a house for God. David had a nice house made of cedar. God should have a house next door—close, but not too close. We also learned that God would not allow it. God did not ask for a house. God did not want a house. God in fact would build for David a house not made with human hands—a house of steadfast love.
When David’s son, Solomon, becomes the king of Israel, things have changed. The country is at peace with all its neighbors. So, construction begins. Yet, as large and ornate as the house will be, in his wisdom Solomon knows that the temple cannot truly hold God. Not even the highest heaven can contain God.
Which brings us to today. We can’t go to the temple to find God. Sometimes it even feels like God has left the building. Which brings us to the question for this Sunday: If God has left the building, where did God go?