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 this guy really want to meet with me written and read by Meghan Evans how lovely is your dwelling place oh lord of Heaven's armies along yes I faint with longing to enter the court that the Lord with my whole being body and soul I will shout joyfully to the Living God Psalm 84 verses 1 through 2 in the New Living Translation
 Messi moments in seasons of life when we have strayed can leave us wondering if God even wants to be around us anymore perhaps your heart has asked the question is God really want to talk to someone like me right now though the shame of our sin may tell us know God's faithful love screens a Victorious yes so then what does a holy God do with sinful people like you and me thankfully as he is always done our heavenly father called us to his side what a tender welcomed into his unfailing love like the generations who came before us he scooped us up washes us clean and teaches us how to live under his refuge and blessing
 God went to Great Lengths to prepare his people to be able to meet with him all throughout the Bible we see a holy God pursuing Unholy hearts in need of saving even when God's people wandered and straight he never stopped loving them and still seeks our hearts to this day
 God wants to spend time with us and Promises forgiveness and redeeming love when we come to him this relationship is the only way our hearts can ever truly be satisfied the presence of the Lord is indeed a lovely Dwelling Place in our spirit yearns for it because his presence is where God created us to live out our days
 one such account of God's extensive preparation to dwell and meet with his people regularly can be found in the Old Testament book of numbers this certainly isn't the most action-packed book of the Bible but nestled amidst the bookkeeping and records are tender moments between God and man
 if anyone could have pushed the limits of the Father's love it would have been the Israelites yet the Bible Chronicles his unfailing love and desire for a relationship with man God delivered the Israelites from Egypt and gave them law and instruction and prepare to dwell in their midst by way of the Tabernacle when it came time to dedicate the altar to God each tribe committed to serve the Lord by presenting their offering this demonstrated not only obedience but Hart's that were finally ready for relationship
 God spoke to Moses there at the Tabernacle or tent of meeting as it is also called scripture tells us whenever Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with the Lord he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two tear them above the arcs covered the place of atonement that rests on the Ark of the Covenant the Lord spoke to him from their numbers 7 verse 89 from the New Living Translation
 we were made for so much more than just a ordinary sin of this broken World We Were Meant to enjoy God's perfect love and joy hope and peace and to dwell in his extraordinary presence the Lord pursued and redeem this ragtag group of Israelites and he wants to spend time with us to yes God really wants to meet with you and me regardless of where our hearts have wandered so it's time to come back home like Jesus tells the prodigal son he returned home to his welcoming father he was lost but now he is found from Luke 15 verse 32
 if your heart is longing for God's tender present then meet with him right now spend time with God in prayer and rest their lingering in his love and forgiveness if you surrender the throne if your life to Jesus Christ and then his dwelling place is no further than your heart you are welcome in his courts today so enter with praise shouting joyfully to the Lord
 he is ready to meet with us anyplace anytime anywhere so don't wait talk to God in prayer and listen to his Living Word through the pages of your Bible Jesus is the answer to anything our body and mind our longing for today our spirit is yearning for time with God and we can rest assured we are welcome in his lovely Dwelling Place
 intersecting faith in life
 what has been keeping you for meeting with Godly consider today any unconfessed sin past her laziness busyness distraction or Earthly Idols that may have your worship and attention instead meet with God and prayer today and enjoy the restoration of his forgiveness and the sweetness of Fellowship in his presence
 further reading
 here are a few more verses about God's desire to meet with us
 Hebrews 10 verses 22 Psalm 27 verse 8 and Luke 15 verses 1 and 2
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