One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD and to meditate in His temple.
With all the things we humans are seeking after and asking for (even of
the LORD), it's striking what David says in Psalm 27. He sought to be in the
LORD's presence "...all the days of [his] life, to behold the beauty of
the LORD and to meditate in His temple."
Have you ever heard the term, coram Deo? It is a Latin term that means, "in the presence of God" (Wikipedia). Ligonier Ministries defines it as follows:
Have you ever heard the term, coram Deo? It is a Latin term that means, "in the presence of God" (Wikipedia). Ligonier Ministries defines it as follows:
This phrase literally refers to something that takes place in the presence of, or before the face of, God. To live coram Deo is to live one’s entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God.
Living (everything we do) in the presence of God; so simple, yet so
all-encompassing! Read passages like Psalm 84 and really focus on what this
means. Psalm 37:3-4:
3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart.
When we do, as Psalm 37:3-4 says, there are no higher priorities.
Everything else falls in place.
John 10:10: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I [Jesus] came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." This is the Gospel: that Jesus died for our sins, and rose again. This is the glory of the new covenant (see 2 Cor. 3). Believe in Him today and always, and live in the presence of God (cf. Heb. 4:14-16; 10:19-25). As we do this, we will reflect His glory to all those watching (2 Cor. 3:18).
Ephesians 3:14-21:
John 10:10: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I [Jesus] came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." This is the Gospel: that Jesus died for our sins, and rose again. This is the glory of the new covenant (see 2 Cor. 3). Believe in Him today and always, and live in the presence of God (cf. Heb. 4:14-16; 10:19-25). As we do this, we will reflect His glory to all those watching (2 Cor. 3:18).
Ephesians 3:14-21:
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
New American Standard Bible: 1995 update. (1995). (Ps 27:4; Ps 37:3-4;
Jn 10:10; 3:16). La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
http://www.ligonier.org/blog/what-does-coram-deo-mean/
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Eph 3:14–21). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
http://www.ligonier.org/blog/what-does-coram-deo-mean/
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Eph 3:14–21). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
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