What does my truck, my shower, my basement, my church office, and my kitchen all have in common?  They have all at various moments in my life been converted to a sanctuary. 

     When we think of a sanctuary, we oftentimes associate it with stain-glassed windows, a wooden pulpit, rows of pews, and a water-filled baptistery.  However, a sanctuary is any place where you encounter God. The Lord chose to reveal Himself in very odd places according to the Word of God.  Moses encountered God in a desert at a burning bush.  Abraham discovered God on top of a mountain near an altar.  Gideon experienced God in the threshing floor.  Paul and Silas converted an old Philippian jail cell into a celestial sanctuary as they sang praises unto God at the midnight hour.

     Our worship and praise to the King of kings is not confined to a building, campus, or estate.  Going down the road in our car, we can worship God.  Working during the morning hours on our computer, we can worship God.  Walking the ninth hole of a golf course, we can worship God.  The Bible teaches us that God inhabits the praise of His people – regardless of where they may be.  Go ahead and give God the praise; He can find you no matter where you are!