Update #149 - Hem of His Robe

“…I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple.” Isaiah 6:1

Filoli Gardens, California, USA

I have never been very good at math. I am not sure if it is because I never liked the subject or if it is because I am semi-dyslexic when it comes to numbers. 5 and 6 look a lot alike as does 3 and 8, 1 and 7. In grade school I tried to help my mom by re-writing her “important numbers” list posted by the phone – she reached a lot of strangers over the next few months!

Due to my dislike of traditional math I opted for a logics course in college (somehow by God’s grace I tested out of required freshman math and avoided every other course). I actually liked the class – it made sense to me and I found it applicable across all life. Plus, it was REALLY easy compared to the Chemistry, Physics and English classes I was concurrently taking!

I was reading Isaiah chapter six verse one - which always puzzled me. I put on my college logic cap and went to work:

• What does God’s robe represent? – hmmm – his presence, his authority, his mantle?

• What does God’s presence and authority represent? - His kingdom.

• What are hallmarks of his kingdom? – oh, Romans verse – 14:17 – righteousness, peace, and joy!

• Where is his temple located? – IN ME!

So, the hem of his robe (signifying his kingdom hallmarked with righteousness, peace and joy) fills the whole temple (ME!). (If you are a logic professor I apologize for taking the art of your science to a drastically low level.)

Being true to form instead of being satisfied, I had another question – “Um, why just part of the robe?”

No logic class needed this time. I remembered a sermon I had heard about how BIG God was, how strong and mighty – in comparison to how tiny, frail, delicate and fragile we are. The sermon, in essence explained how God gives us as much as we can handle (not much compared to him) and sometimes even the little bit given overloads our systems (like when someone gets prayed for and they feel their legs get wobbly and head faint – too much spirit for the human body to take and function at a normal levels – basically the body says “I need to lay down!”).

So, we only have the train, the hem, the edge of his robe because we can’t handle anything else!

Still not satisfied, I questioned further “Is there anything blocking his robe from filling my temple?” I sat and listened, heard nothing, and took it for a good sign that I have a clean house (at least for the moment).

What does God’s robe represent to you? Do you see the characteristics manifesting in and through your life? Is there anything in your temple blocking God’s robe from filling it fully? What steps can you take to have more of God in your life?

Updates:

Travel – Most of my co-workers are ramping up to travel somewhere – Idaho, India, Ireland, South Africa, South Korea, some undisclosed honeymoon locale… and I get to stay home! It is the first time since 2007 I will bypass a travel cycle – bittersweet actually – nice to stay home and enjoy the finally occurring warmer weather, but missing the adventure of travel.

Work – We are getting finances in order for upcoming filing and taxes, gearing up for summer training recruitment (interested? http://inst.net/services/repurposedself.html?tab=t6), training, on-boarding a new intern, and the 4th of July Party.

Requests:

Work –A team of 18 is readying itself for Chennai, India. Please pray for our Indian host team who is busy prepping for the venture, recruiting clients, and finishing up their own training cycle as well.

Life – for more rest and continued rejuvenation, relaxation and FUN!