God's Original Intent

"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Rom. 3:23)

We don't read the Bible for what it says - we read it for what we think it says. When we look at this verse we interpret it as "For all have sinned and are going to hell," or "For all have sinned and need to repent."

What it really says is not that we're bound for the worst (which certainly may be true, but it's not what this verse says) but that we're missing the best. God's original intent was for man to live in His Glory, in His manifest Presence, in Him. But sin got in the way, and the original intent was lost.

Sin has its consequences, to be sure, and the worst of all is separation from God. But He has paid the price so we may now come - even come boldly - and be restored to the original intent.

We need to get on with the business of restoring - and being restored to - the glory of God, our true dwelling place. There are those who will have an eye for the highest and best and will press into that which God has for them. Let us be done with lesser things and rise to the challenge and the call - the Glory of God!