The 8 Minute Devotion

Right after God filled Solomon's temple with His glory and fire, He warned Solomon of the consequences if he turned to idolatry. Sadly, Solomon did not heed the warning - join Pastor Cameron as he reminds us that as the Lord's dwelling place we must always live in holiness and obedience to Him.

Pastor Cameron looks at the dedication of the Temple of Solomon, and we see how the glory and fire of God filled the temple so strongly the priests could not even continue to stand. God wants to completely fill His dwelling places with His glory.

Everything in the temple of Solomon was either composed of or covered by gold. This represents the divine nature that God wants to put in His dwelling places - He wants our humanity to be transformed by His very nature. Join Pastor Cameron as we discuss this on today's episode.

Pastor Cameron starts looking at our third dwelling place, the Temple of Solomon. Solomon's temple was actually initiated by his father David - though David was not allowed to build the temple he received the vision for it and helped Solomon prepare for the work. This inter generational temple is a picture of what God wants to do in the church today!

Why did David's tabernacle lack a veil? Why did God allow David, and those who were like-minded, to enter His unveiled presence, though they were living in the Old Covenant? The reason is that David had an overwhelming desire for the presence of God - this desire moved the heart of God, as Pastor Cameron shares on today's podcast.

On today's episode Pastor Cameron discusses the way David rejoiced when the Israelites brought the Ark to the tabernacle on Mount Zion. David was willingly to passionately worship - he cared more about God's opinion than the opinions of man, and we should follow this example.

When transporting the Ark of the Covenant, Uzzah reached out to touch it, and lost his life. This story shows us the danger of trying to control and manipulate the presence of God - if we want to be His dwelling place we need to follow His ways and not try to create things on our own. Join Pastor Cameron as we consider this truth on today's episode.

Join Pastor Cameron as we begin looking at the second dwelling place in our series, the Tabernacle of David. The Lord declared through the prophet Amos that He would rebuild this house - what was it about this dwelling place that made it God's favorite house?

Through His death on the cross, Jesus made a way for all of us to enter into the very presence of God. His precious blood cleansed the heavenly tabernacle, and through faith in Him we can enter into the Holy of Holies. Join Pastor Cameron as he reminds us there is no longer a veil between God and man because of the new and living way made by the blood of Jesus!

Join Pastor Cameron for today's episode as we look at the 7 pieces of furniture in the Tabernacle of Moses - they all give us instructions for how we can press in to enter and host the presence of God.