To become a pillar in the Temple of God (Revelation 3:12).

There are few promises in the Scriptures as lofty as this.

God the Father is building a house, a temple, for Himself. The Lord Jesus Christ is the chief Cornerstone and also the Capstone of the eternal House of God.

God is a Spirit. Now He desires to reveal Himself throughout His universe in a visible, tangible form. Christ is the beginning of the manifestation of Almighty God.

We who are members of the Body of Christ are being created the fullness of the manifestation of God. God dwells eternally in Christ. Christ is being formed in us and is abiding in us to an increasingly greater extent as we press forward in resurrection life.

In the Tabernacle of the Congregation and the Temple of Solomon, which were former houses of God, the pillars were of the greatest significance. They upheld the structure. Their placement, appearance, and number were an integral part of the whole.

So it is in the eternal Temple of God. The pillars are very important. Once they are built into place they cannot be changed in any manner whatever without destroying the entire temple.

To be created a pillar in the House of God is to be placed forever as an integral part of the manifestation of the God of Heaven. When this happens to any saint, his destiny has been established for eternity. The saint’s faithfulness in pressing through to victory has created him an eternal part of God.

The non overcomer is not created a pillar in the Temple of God. He is not suitable as a part of the manifestation of Almighty God because he is sinful and self-willed.

How could a self-centred person be a pillar in the eternal Temple of God? Would the Glory of the Lord abide in the Tabernacle of the Congregation if it were filled with self-seeking Israelites who had not bothered to wash their hands and feet in the bronze Laver? Is this the way of God?

There are vast rewards for the individual who will press forward in Christ. There are eternal losses incurred by the believer who neglects his great salvation in Christ.

To be created a pillar in the Temple of God is to be identified with God throughout the universe forever.