2 Chronicles 5 records the things that happened when Solomon’s Temple was completed. Solomon brought all the items David had consecrated into the temple treasury. He then assembled the elders and brought the Ark of the Lord’s Presence to its home in the temple. The musicians and the singers were also called. They raised their voices and began to praise the LORD. Their song was simply, “He is good; His love endures forever.”
What happened next always thrills me: “Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud, and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the temple of God.” [vs 13-14 NIV]
Every Sunday we carry the presence of the Lord into our churches. Routinely we sing and praise Him. I have sensed the Lord’s presence in our worship services at The Way, as I have in worship services in other settings. But I so yearn to see the glory of the Lord fill us – since we are God’s temple now – fill us so perfectly that we cannot stand nor minister. [1 Cor 3:16]
I want to see the glory and the power of God knock us off our feet. Our problems and struggles, our opposition in this day and time are great. The enemy is unleashing attacks against us since he knows that with each passing day his time is getting shorter and shorter. I know that God promises that when evil increases, grace will increase even more. I know those things; I still want to see God’s grace, His glory, His power in such measure that we are on our faces before Him, so enthralled and awestruck that we can do nothing but surrender to His presence.
LORD, I want to see You. Amen.
