Today we see God's tabernacle in Israel as well as Jesus, God dwelling among us. Here we are brought face to face with the fact that God has chosen to visit his people in every age. As he came to walk with Adam in the garden, so he comes to show himself in glory as the provider of forgiveness in the tabernacle. Likewise he has come in the person of Jesus Christ to dwell among sinful men. And in these days of Easter which we celebrate, we see that Jesus, after the resurrection, continued to be with his people. Since the ascension Jesus has come to be with his people wherever they may be scattered, as he is present by the Holy Spirit in Word and Sacraments.
In the final analysis, the only way of getting away from God's presence is to die in unbelief. May the Lord create in us a living faith, a desire to dwell in his courts, and a loving fellowship with this redeemer who visits us with his mercy.
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