SELAH... A Christian's Reflections

"And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant,..."—Hebrews 3:5. In our last reflection, we saw that although "houses of God" abound throughout the world, yet the Living God dwells in none of them.  However, it must never be presumed that God has no part in any house called by His name.  Ironically, the first structure raised in the name of the Living God was built with precise details provided by God Himself. Called "The Tabernacle of Meeting"  or "The Tent of Meeting," although this structure was filled with symbolic items that served as shadows of the things to come, God nonetheless provided precise instructions for its construction. As Hebrews 8:5 states, "...Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith He, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount." And because Moses was faithful in following the instructions he received, God...

"There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God."—Romans 3:11. Still reflecting on "The Latter House's Glory",  we ask the question: since in our last reflection we saw that right from creation God picked mankind to be His house, "how come the countless houses of God in the world today?" From grandiose sacred cathedrals to lofty monumental mosques, and Hindu temples with intricate carvings, to tranquil simple Buddhist monasteries and traditionalists shrines with sun-bleached skulls, 'houses of god', varied and innumerable, dotting every corner of the world, are testaments to man's religiosity.  It's quite interesting that there's absolutely no people group ever contacted (no matter how primitive or isolated) that didn't already evolve at least a deity and a worship system. Why is mankind so religious? Fact is, since the fall, mankind has been searching for what was lost, namely, 'Zoe'—God's ow...