Ruth's Road

“Sand Isn’t the Foundation”

Bechukotai/In My statutes
Leviticus 26:3-27:34
Jeremiah 16:19-17:14

Promises and problems...think about the ‘promises’ for the future of whatever country you may be living in; things written in the official documents that were used to establish order there and your history...some of course have worked out better than others, but we could all say they are the work of previous leaders who had your best interests in mind or had either no or very little concern for your personal welfare. This, you might say, is the plight of all people upon the earth! However, there is one nation that is different; it is the land and people of Israel! (With that in mind, we may use that truth to inform our minds and hearts, how we look at these people and this land…especially when you consider where these foundations came from and Who laid them.) These foundations aren’t full of shifting sand like those written by mere mortals; they are established first in heaven by the Lord God Almighty, King of the whole earth...and established upon the earth through the ‘agency’ of His word and His First Born (Israel) for all to see (a light to the nations).

In the reading in Leviticus, He lays out what you might say is the ‘constitution of heaven’ for the earth and His people to prosper and have abundant life; contrasted by what the gods of this world cause to happen to His people (and all people), that become subject to them instead of Him. He doesn’t even need to judge His people, because the atmosphere and rule of these gods is judgement in itself! Oh, for the mercy and longsuffering of our God! He is so faithful to His promises and intentions for the Children of Israel; not only for Himself; but for all of mankind to see what His rulership looks like in flesh and blood. Even where the Jewish people were failing; He sent Jesus as a full demonstration of His love and rule.

So today as you read these scriptures, don’t get lost in the details, but consider what they were meant to produce upon the earth as we await His return… Consider the suffering we see around the entire earth and the failings of even good men and women to lead the nations of the earth, and rejoice in a God that has a better way and hasn’t given up on His plan!

Jeremiah 16:19-21: 19 O Lord, my strength and my fortress, My refuge in the day of affliction, The Gentiles shall come to You From the ends of the earth and say, “Surely our fathers have inherited lies, Worthlessness and unprofitable things.” 20 Will a man make gods for himself, Which are not gods? 21 “Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know My hand and My might; And they shall know that My name is the Lord.

He has given His word; the nation of Israel...and His Beloved Son, to cause righteousness to be seen upon the earth and populate heaven with its inhabitants...Praise the Lord of Glory! by john eisner

Bonus thought: In the Book of Ephesians it mentions that we are built on the "foundation of the apostles and prophets", I believe at times this has been misconstrued to refer to the men themselves...as a result we get whole movements and denominations built on the words or placement of men. Boy what an unfortunate opportunity to be built on 'shifting sand'! We are so fortunate that the Holy One of Israel is building His Glorious House (us; living stones, a dwelling place for God upon the earth) on the foundation of the apostles and prophets: the living word of God; the tenach, the scriptures! We are grateful for the faithful leaders that have come over the years, but they were never meant to be our foundation, not even the apostle Peter...his revelation, not his person! je

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