Acts 7:47-49

"But Solomon built Him a house. "However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: "Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. What house will you build for Me? says the LORD, Or what is the place of My rest?" Acts 7:47-49

The Old Testament concept of God included a dwelling place. His house was first a tent, then, through Solomon, it became a Temple. The prophets came to realize that God could not be kept in a box - no matter how beautiful and stoutly built. God's throne was the vastness of the heavens and the earth was simply His footstool. This demonstrates the awesome "bigness" of God.

The New Testament saw God as big - but human - in the form of Jesus - God in man form. He dwelt on earth. He walked the same roads and sailed the same seas as they did. This Man-God was big, not because He towered over all others when He stood in a crowd (like Saul), but because He spoke with such authority on topics that the rabbinical school of the day either avoided or reiterated the teachings of others. Jesus was a "fresh voice" promising deliverance from the kingdom of this earth. The Jews interpreted this to be Rome. We know it to be Satan's power.

Jesus put a new twist on the matter when He introduced the necessity of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit had all the attributes of God the Father and God the Son with one simple change. Being spirit, He would dwell in the heart of man. We can now see God in all of His majesty, perfect humanness, and indwelling power - from the great big to the invisible, God was and is and is yet to come.

It is important for us to remember all three of these attributes. We need to recognize that God is bigger than we are - or any nations - or our world. He created it. He dwells in it. He controls it. We need to remember that God, in the form of Jesus, took on the shape of man - and did it victoriously. He neither stumbled nor fell to the temptations that we face every day. This should give us hope that, when we have the Holy Spirit, God in spirit form, dwelling in - indeed, possessing - us, we can be victorious like Jesus.

I encourage you to let the Spirit possess you. Give Him complete control. Let Him run your life. He will not fail. Amen and Amen.