Being Tabernacled

UV 532/10,000 Isaiah 4 v 6 Being Tabernacled And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. Virtually every time when we meet for a time of prophetic prayer in the main hall of our house, the Lord confirms that “ this house is my Tabernacle, my church.” Soon after He enabled us to build the house, I was enquiring of the Lord as to what name to give it and the answer came from the Word, “ The Tabernacle.” We called our street, “ The Waves of Mercy Avenue” as a testimony to passersby about the abiding mercy of God. The words, “ And there shall be a tabernacle..” is a specific promise as well as direction to a believer of a habitation where he or she can dwell faithfully in and with the Lord. We build the tabernacle on rock foundations when we hear and do the Word on a regular basis. When we do so, neither the heat, nor the storms nor the rain can affect us. Indeed, the Lord ‘s will is that He is tabernacled in the hearts and minds of faithful people. Since He cannot be contained within the space of a man’s heart, His mighty, awesome and amazing presence then acts as a tabernacle or shadow or shade or refuge for us in all situations and at all times of night and day as well as in all seasons, in our spiritual summer and winter, in drought and plenty, during sowing and harvest time. To take refuge in the Lord implies to find our hope in Him and His Word. The glory of the Lord will be our canopy and cover and His praise, our spiritual anthem. The Lord as our Tabernacle will protect us from the storms of life: storms within-struggles to come to terms with one’s own self and conscience as well as storms caused by external factors- spiritual and mortal, invisible and visible, known and unknown adversaries. He will shield us from their frontal as well as subtle attacks, from physical assaults, death threats, plots and conspiracies, rumours and accusations. He will protect us also, from the lesser threats like rain: the arguments we have with near and dear, the tensions and frictions in our daily life, the worries and anxieties that afflict us. He will be a covert or secret hiding place. When any of these things happen, we can go to His presence, confide in Him, seek His comfort and wise counsel. Prateep V Philip