I am still singing this morning about the “Joy in the House of the LORD.” [Jonathan Smith, Phil Wickham]
I love that song and the Phil Wickham video. Phil Wickham wasn’t the only one to write a song about the House of the LORD. David wrote a few songs about it also.
There’s a verse in Psalm 26 that had me pondering the House of the LORD this morning. Verse 8 proclaims, “Lord, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.” [HCSB]
Too often we consider the building wherein we meet with others to be the House of the LORD. That may have been true in David’s time, but it is not true in ours. The House of the LORD has moved from building to believer.
“You know that you are God’s house. The spirit of God lives in you.” [1 Corinthians 3:16 HCSB]
What signified the House of the LORD in the Old Testament was the Presence of the LORD. Now the Presence of the LORD is in us. We are indwelt by the very Spirit of God. He lives in us.
And in this living, breathing House of the LORD, there should always be great joy!
