When they began to praise his name as one people, then the cloud filled the house. The Israelites went through tough times. They experienced many trials because of their constant doubt and disbelief. They were exiled, slaves, travelers, lost for hundreds of years waiting on hope. They had many bad leaders who led them further from God. There were many false prophets and many failed promises. But God’s promise never failed. The faithful carried on his work. Solomon, who was promised by God, followed the directions given to him by God. He built the temple. It wasn’t until the work was done, and everyone began to sing his name together that the Lord’s presence was in the temple. As individuals, they could praise his name and feel him. But as one group singing brought his presence to FILL the house. So much so that normal temple service by the priests was stopped. They weren’t needed to explain God because He was there.
When we remove God from our houses, from our schools, from our lives, his presence is missing. We have broken his temple. Evil sets in. In our minds, in our actions, in our abilities to let others convince us of false truths. And so begins the decay. Holes start to develop in our lives and in our souls. Just as cavities feed off sugar left on our teeth, decay feeds off the lies we don’t wash from our souls. This decay not only hurts us but those around us. The only way to free ourselves from this decay, the only way to fill those holes is through God. We need to rebuild the temple.
Our country is full of holes. And those holes are growing. People are trying to fill those hole with desires of the flesh. They are filling those holes with lies and empty promises. And the holes are growing. People are losing themselves to these lies, and they are taking down others with them. We need to bring God back. He needs to be back in our schools, back in our work, back in our homes, back in our lives, back in our hearts. He needs to be made the center of us again. We need to come together again as the Church and praise his name. We need to sing his glories and preach his word to take down the liars. We need to stand together against those who are trying to break down our faith. And only until we come together as one to stand against the decay will he fill the house, fill all the cavities, take away the decay. Let us come together as the Israelites did. Let us rebuild the temple and praise His name.
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