I long to be in His house. (Ps 84:2, 10;Ps 92:13)I long for all those who say they are Christians to long to be in His house as well. I long to hear that call to go to church and dwell in His house together. (Zechariah 3:7; Zechariah 8:21) And I want to rejoice along side of my neighbors and their children and rejoice in the LORD, and dwell in Him (Deut 16:11) And I long to hear His sovereign word, along with my brethren, that we all hear it together, that all be included into His fold, that all demonstrate that He is LORD, and take Him as their LORD and not look to idols (Deut 31:11-13). I long to tell Him along with my brethren how grateful I am that He is my God. (Gen 28:17,22)
And while I don’t do what I do for His blessings, these I know are benefits of God’s promise and my obedience to Him. There are things about the ones I worship with that are could be considered a blessing. And there are still other things that could be considered a bane. And I am to keep my eyes open to all of these things. (Deut 27:11-13; Joshua 8:33) Just as Moses had his people both bless and curse those among the congregation, I must realize that because I am human, there is both good and bad about me. But because I am God’s daughter, and because God looks after me by sending me godly leaders, the goodness in me will overcome those aspects in me that are dark and that would be drawn to a seamier side of others and me. God sends me leaders that are worthy of my respect (Rom 13:1-7) because He is the one who put them there to begin with. And in their goodness, they will bless me (Jos 14:13; Jos 22:6,7) and my allegiance and obedience is owed them. Regardless of their character. If my character is good, the God in them will recognize it, and they shall bless me. One way or another.
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