“In Him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit” (Ephesians 2:22 ESV)

The simplicity of this verse alerts and encourages every Christian that we have the presence of the living God with us. Let us reawaken to the reality of our placement in the church of Christ on earth.

The body of believers, the church, has been joined together and continues to grow in Grace together. Each part of the building, each believer, fits perfectly into the building, all the pieces being aligned with the cornerstone, Jesus Christ.

The building’s purpose is also described: it is a holy temple for the Lord. The church becomes a holy temple because of the presence of the holy God. The word used for “temple” here refers to what was the inner sanctuary (the Most Holy Place) in the Jewish Temple. The union of God with people, and the unity of previously alienated people with one another, could only occur through Christ: “all things were created through him and for him” – all creative powers and energy and mind flow “from him and through him and to him…to him be glory forever” (Colossians 1:16; Romans 11:36)

Being part of the universal church of believers (aside from doctrine or creed), I am part of this temple wherein God dwells via His Spirit. All believers are “members of the household of God”. Brothers and sisters in Christ, let us yield to the Holy Spirit as the great unifier of His people as we praise and worship Him daily for all of His benefits. We are indwelt by the Living God!

“For through him we all have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God” (Vss 18-19)