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Chosen Cathedral

  “ For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place: “This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it. ” Psalms 132 : 13 - 14 NKJV While the chosen cathedral in the Old Testament is a physical temple and Zion the city of God, the bodies of all redeemed of the Lord are God’s chosen generation, royal priesthood and peculiar people in the New Testament. And when the lively stones of this cathedral undergo the necessary renovation, remodeling, and reconstruction in life’s affairs through suffocation, suffering and sometime shame, it is normal for the outbursts “ where is God? ”. Whereas, “ This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it ” has always indicated that God remains in His chosen cathedral as long as holiness and righteousness are preserved. Unfortunately, the enemies’ activities and threats “ I will deal with you ” has often been given relevance over the unfailing assurances from God. Therefore, i...

Resting Resort

http://bible.us/psa132.13-14.nkjv For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place: "This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it. The scenic view of the Atlantic Ocean and the beautiful overlay of carefully crafted Terranea on rocky landscape‎ would compile every tourist to consider the resort as permanent place of abode. Even if the cost of staying is affordable, the taste of tourists would always desire the exploration of many other attractions. In the pursuit of God, man often extend the exploratory mindset in exchange of the vanity of variety. Unfortunately, the major disillusion in man is his inability to connect with the Creator of all the attractions of life, especially when an element of human creativity is involved. Although moving around to explore the beauty of creativity makes sense, consideration of the heart of man as the Creator's resting place is more desirable. With the door widely left open, the heart of ...