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1 Kings 8:27  " 'But will God really dwell on earth?  The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain You.  How much less this temple I have built?' "

The Lord's majesty is impossible for us to grasp.  He created all of the natural structures and elements of this world (the mountains, the oceans, the Grand Canyon) that make us feel small. 

To Him, though, these are impossibly tiny.  Our entire world is tiny to the One who created the solar system, galaxies, and the whole universe.  We cannot conceive of anything the size of God, because He created it all. 

Solomon recognized the physical limitations of the grand temple constructed for God to dwell in.  A temple that took seven years to build, had a Holy Place that was 45 feet tall, and a washing basin with a 12,000-gallon capacity- this was almost laughably small to contain the grandeur of God.

But God has found an even smaller place than this in which to dwell.  He has once again turned the logic and calculations of our human minds upside down.  He has chosen to live in our hearts.  Not a reduced version of Himself or only part of Himself, but all of Himself.  The Creator of everything we can conceive has chosen to live in complete fullness in the hearts of those who accept His call.

Who are we that He is mindful of us?