Tabernacling with God It was the exodus of the Old Testament that earned the ancient Israelites the description of pilgrims and sojourners. They were a semi-nomadic people who lived the life of what Harvey Cox once likened to a floating craps game. They moved from place to place. Even their church was a tent that had to be pitched and taken down repeatedly as they followed the lead of God in the wilderness. This image figures prominently in the New Testament portrayal of the Incarnation. In Johns Gospel, it is written that the Logos, the divine Word, was with God and was God from the beginning, and became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14). The word that is translated here as dwelt literally means tabernacled or pitched His tent among us. In this sense, it is Christ who is the ultimate Pilgrim. The Incarnation is the supreme sojourn. Christ left His heavenly home to enter into our pilgrimage in our behalf. His was in solidarity with the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I love my homeland. Every time I travel abroad, I am happy to return to America. But the United States is an inn, a resting place in the midst of a higher journey, a road-stop on the way to my true home. Coram deo: Living before the face of God Reflect on this glorious truth: God pitched His tent among us. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:5 NIV) The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14 NIV) Copyright © Ligonier Ministries. Get a free book from R.C. Sproul
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