337. Dwell in Midst
Ezekiel 43:7, 9 And he said unto me Son of man, the place of my throne, and place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings by their whoredom, nor by the carcasses of their kings in their high places. Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
When God dwells in the midst of the people, there will be no sin, no temptation to sin, and no desire to sin. There will be no death, disease, sickness, sadness, depression, troubles, problems, or anything negative to a full life. There will be no devil, demons, or evil of any kind whatsoever. Every redeemed person in the Kingdom of God will be holy and perfectly loving. We will love God and others all the time. Life would be much more beautiful, peaceful, and wonderful than we could ever dream about. When God is in the midst.
This is what it will be like forever in the New Jerusalem of the new heaven and new earth, where there is no temple, for its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb. There is no night for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. This is our destiny, our true home. The dwelling place of God is with man. Everyone there will always be good and do good when they see and feel God all the time, day and night (but there is no night). One who is living in the Presence of God in such an obvious and powerful way will ever be sensing the Love of God, which is Glory. That person living in the palpable presence of God would never again think of sin, selfishness, or rebellion.
This amazing promise of God dwelling among us is also true even now in the midst of an evil world and a sinful self. We just don’t see it, until we see by faith the nail marks in the hands and side. The Spirit causes us to understand the Gospel, and so we enter the Kingdom where God dwells. The indwelling God brings heaven to earth. Since we don’t see it, we need to be reminded again and again of the total and unconditional love of God through the Gospel. So we repent and believe the gospel.