God pitched His tent

 God Pitched His Tent

 

The Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

JOHN 1.14

Abram moved his tent and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD.

GENESIS 13.18, NASB

I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.”

REVELATION 21.3

 

Have you ever put up a tent in your backyard to play in or sleep in? Imagine if another family were to put up a tent in your backyard to live in. They would probably use your bathroom and have their meals with you. They would be with you almost all the time, and no doubt their lives would intertwine with yours.

John 1 says, “The Word became flesh, and dwelt among us” (verse 14, NASB). The Greek word that is translated dwelt is the word for “set up a tent.” This verse is saying that God became a person who has set up his tent in our backyard. He did this so that his life will be intertwined with ours — so that we will share our lives with him and so we can see him up close and really know him.

And when we see him up close, what do we see? John tells us, unfailing love and faithfulness. Doesn’t that seem like the kind of person you would want to have making his home with your family?