Jesus had been in the public eye for more than 3 years. He hadn’t hidden His intentions, or couched God’s message in phoniness. Yet, despite His true words, unselfish acts of love and kindness, and His open desire to reach all of humanity, the Jewish leaders never once saw Him for who He was.
But,
one factor remains consistent throughout history: God dwells among
His people. For the ancient Israelites God ‘dwelled’ in a nomadic
tent made of gold, silver, acacia wood and goatskins. Today, He
dwells within out hearts—not like: “Though you may be far away,
Percy, you’ll always be in my heart.”—but really.
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Corinthians 3:16 not only proclaims that the Holy Spirit indwells
Christ’s believers, but we
are the new tabernacle. This is further affirmed in 1 Corinthians
6:19 where Paul reminds us that our bodies are
the temple of the Holy Spirit. We are commanded to guard the treasure
(the Word of Truth) that has been entrusted to us because
the Holy Spirit dwells with us.