He Is There

Ray Ortlund post:  "... you also"

“In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.” Ephesians 2:22

After his vision of the Church in its grandeur, Paul adds this thought for his readers: “In Christ you also — yes, you there in your church — are being built into this magnificent spiritual reality where God dwells by the Holy Spirit.”

Waking up on a Sunday morning and asking “Do I feel like going to church today?” is another way of asking “Do I care about what the Triune God is doing here in my world, right within my reach?”
As we participate in our churches, does God see us seeking him? Are we discerning and honoring his presence in our churches? How we treat our churches is a God-issue.

It’s more than “Don’t waste your Sunday.” It’s “Don’t offend your God. Unless your church is apostate, he is there — for you also.”