Meeting Place with God

[S] Exodus 25:21-22 --
21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you. 22 There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the sons of Israel.

[O] While all the intricate details of the tabernacle is provided for the Israelites to follow in establishing God's temple, the mercy seat at the core must not be ignored or less emphasized because that is where God says He will meet with us.  If I do not meet God, all the busy-ness of ministry is missing the whole point.

[A] Is my heart at the mercy seat of my temple of God?  I need to make sure through my personal prayer time that my heart is placed no where else but in the mercy seat as I am involved with all aspects of ministry.

[P] Dear Father, may my heart not move away from where You promised to meet with me at the mercy seat.  There is no other but Your mercy that brings me to meet with You and I don't want to lose focus of that.  Please guard my heart.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.