a dwelling place

"Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled upon it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle." - Exodus 40:34&35

As I finished the book of Exodus today I went back to find that 15 whole chapters of the book are filled with specific instructions, minute details and vivid descriptions of the great pains that were to be taken to build a dwelling place for God's glory. I am brought to the sober realization that if I - under the New Covenant purchased by Jesus - am to be a dwelling place for God's glory - the Holy Spirit - I need to pay far more attention to how I build, renovate and keep house in the tabernacle of my life, my heart, my mind, my spirit and my body. Not simply because details were important in Moses day and I need to keep up - but because of the precious and mind-blowing gift that it is to have His glory dwell in me. Under the old covenant Moses couldn't even be in the same room with the presence of God's glory and yet God chooses to let his glory dwell IN US! I can hardly even grasp that but I know it's true!