Dwelling with God

What are the things you long for?

Psalm 84:1–4 ESV

1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! 2 My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah

How do our longings point us to God?

On a scale of 1-10 whats yours desire for God’s presence?

What kind of presence are longing for?

Three Manifestations of Presence

The personal presence - the gift of the Holy Spirit

The congregational presence - the body of Christ

The ultimate presence - the new heaven and new earth

Psalm 84:5–8 ESV

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. 7 They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion. 8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

Finding strength in God on the journey

The journey to God’s presence wrought with tears producing blessing

Insert Blessings Song

Strength to Strength on the Journey

Psalm 84:9–12 ESV

9 Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed! 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. 12 O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!

Trusting in process of the Journey to God’s ultimate presence.

Turn your longings toward God.

See God as the source of blessing

Recognize full satisfaction is in him.