基督向积极的人是圣所
以赛亚八章十四至十五节，启示基督向积极的人是圣所，向消极的人是绊脚的石头，跌人的磐石，圈套和网罗。
为了要进入这启示，我们需要看见三一神乃是我们的居所。在诗篇九十篇一节摩西说，“主阿，你世世代代作我们的居所。”我们的神是我们的居所。因为祂是我们的居所，我们能安息在祂里面。在祂里面也有食物和饮料。一个合式的居所也有光、空气、保护居住者的围墙、以及入口。
旧约给我们看见，神得着了一班人民，就是以色列人。祂将他们带到西乃山，吩咐他们建一座帐幕。后来他们进了美地，就建造圣殿来代替帐幕。圣殿和帐幕不仅是神的居所，也是事奉祂的人（祭司）的居所。他们在神的殿中生活并事奉。神是他们的“室友”。我们必须看见，神不仅是我们的救主、救赎主、主人、主和生命，祂也是我们的居所。祂也是居住者之一，所以祂是我们的室友。我们所信的神是我们的室友，我们与祂每日生活在一起。
是给神居住的内殿
我们必须看见神对积极的人，就是对祂所拣选的人中心的思想。积极的人乃是蒙神拣选、呼召、救赎、并拯救的人，也就是得了重生，并渐渐被变化成为神形像的人。神对他们不仅是平常的居所而已，神对他们乃是圣所;圣所乃是给神居住的内殿。圣殿最里面的部分是至圣所，就是神的居所。神的住处成了我们的住处。神是我们的圣所这样的启示，应当使我们渴慕一直与神这位室友共同生活。我们与神这位室友，必须有确定的、亲切的、甜美的在一起的时间。我们应当一直同神、并在神里生活、停留并居住。
成为肉体的基督，乃是神子民的帐幕
当神成为肉体来作人时，祂乃是在地上支搭帐幕在人间。成为肉体的基督，乃是神子民的帐幕（约一14）。祂是神的帐幕。
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Sanctuary to the Positive Ones (1) – Isa. 8:14
Christ is the Sanctuary to the Positive Ones
Isaiah 8:14-15 reveals that Christ is the sanctuary to the positive ones, a rock of stumbling, a trap and a snare to the negative ones.
In order to enter into this revelation, we need to see that the Triune God is our dwelling place. In Psalm 90:1, Moses said, “Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.” Our God is our eternal dwelling place. Because he is our dwelling place, we can rest within him. There is also food and drink within him. Light, air, a wall for the dweller’s protection and entrances also accompany a proper dwelling place. Our God is such an enterable dwelling place to us with all of these aspects.
The Old Testament shows that God gained a collective people, the people of Israel. He brought them to Mount Sinai and charged them to build a tabernacle. Eventually, when they entered into the good land, they built the temple to replace the tabernacle. The tabernacle and the temple were not only the dwelling place of God but also the dwelling place of his serving ones, the priests. They lived and served in the temple of God. They were living together with God, God was their “roommate.” We have to realize that God is not only our Savior, Redeemer, Master, Lord and life but also our dwelling place. He is also one of the dwellers, so he is our roommate. The very God in whom we believe is our roommate, with whom we are living every day.
The Inner Temple of God’s Dwelling
We have to see the central thought of God toward the positive ones, his chosen people. The positive ones are the ones who were chosen, called, redeemed and saved by God, the ones who have been regenerated and are being transformed into the divine image. God to them is not just an ordinary dwelling place. God to them is a sanctuary, and the sanctuary is the inner temple for God’s dwelling. The most inward part of the temple is the Holy of Holies, the dwelling place of God. God’s dwelling becomes our dwelling. Such a revelation of God as our sanctuary should cause us to aspire to live a life with God as our roommate all the time. We need to have definite, intimate and sweet times with God as our roommate. We should live, stay and dwell all the time with God and in God.
The Incarnated Christ Being a Tabernacle to God’s People
When God was incarnated to be a man, he tabernacled among men on earth. The incarnated Christ is a tabernacle to God’s people (John 1:14). He is the tabernacle of God.