I have been seeing so much in my Bible study lately that it's sometimes hard to pick just one thing to share here! I believe, though, that this portion of "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers for today is vital to all other study!
He moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord —Genesis 12:8
Bethel is the symbol of fellowship with God; Ai is the symbol of the world. Abram “pitched his tent” between the two. The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him. Rushing in and out of worship is wrong every time— there is always plenty of time to worship God. Days set apart for quiet can be a trap, detracting from the need to have daily quiet time with God. That is why we must “pitch our tents” where we will always have quiet times with Him, however noisy our times with the world may be. There are not three levels of spiritual life— worship, waiting, and work. Yet some of us seem to jump like spiritual frogs from worship to waiting, and from waiting to work. God’s idea is that the three should go together as one. They were always together in the life of our Lord and in perfect harmony. It is a discipline that must be developed; it will not happen overnight.
When we actually realize that we ARE the temple of God (1 Corinthians 3:16), it will be so much easier to stay aware of His presence continually! When we begin "here in your courts, where I'm close to Your throne, I've found where I belong", then we can operate in power, wisdom and anointing at all times! We should be able to get to the place that we don't have to run somewhere to get a fill up, but we stay filled continually! THAT is the most important aspect of our lives as born again, Spirit filled believers! With this attitude, ALL of the Word will open up to us and all Bible study will be fruitful and rewarding! Here, to encourage you more in this, is Hillsong with "You Are Holy":
Shalom in Him!
