"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands."
Acts 17:24 TNIV

There is this idea prevalent in Christian circles that God resides more inside a church building than he does in a mall or movie theater or truck stop. I have heard people say something, only to hear someone else say to them that they should not have uttered those words in church, implying that it wouldn't matter so much if the words were said in the parking lot. 

I love the verse in Exodus when God says to Moses, "Do not come any closer. Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground." 

The only thing I can think of that made the ground holy was that God was there, speaking to His servant. I believe that God speaks to His people wherever they are, making any ground where a believer steps holy.

So what does this mean, that all ground is somehow holy? I think it means that even though there is terror and tragedy in the world, there is also beauty. There are glimpses of God even in awfulness. Church sanctuaries are not the only places that contain God; belief otherwise results in never seeing him outside those four walls.

How does this influence your perception of holiness? How will this motivate you to live in holiness outside of the Church?