Isaiah 30:15
Isaiah 30:15 “The Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says, ‘Only in returning to me and waiting for me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it.’”
Isaiah 28:16 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem. It is firm, a tested and precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never run away again.’”
Ephesians 2:20-22 “We are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We who believe are carefully joined together, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Through him you Gentiles are also joined together as part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.”
In Isaiah 30:15, the Lord has Isaiah scold Israel for their refusal to come to Him for salvation. Their strength is in quietness and confidence–not confidence in themselves, but confidence that comes from returning to the Lord.
But even before He tells them this, He has already prepared the solution. He is placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, and the apostle Paul declares exactly Who that cornerstone is: Christ Jesus himself. Jesus is firm, tested by the cross, precious to the Father and to all who believe. Above all, He is safe to build our faith on.
And as we build our faith on the cornerstone of Christ and the foundation of the apostles and prophets, together we become a holy temple for the Lord. But we aren’t thrown haphazardly together. Instead, we who believe are carefully joined together, Jews and Gentiles alike. God has chosen each one of us and has planned the exact place where we belong, so that we may be the acceptable dwelling place for God by his Spirit.
May each one of us treasure in our hearts the knowledge of the glorious honor the Lord has given us by choosing us as stones fit for including in his holy temple.
Brenda
Isaiah 28:16 “Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem. It is firm, a tested and precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never run away again.’”
Ephesians 2:20-22 “We are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We who believe are carefully joined together, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Through him you Gentiles are also joined together as part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.”
In Isaiah 30:15, the Lord has Isaiah scold Israel for their refusal to come to Him for salvation. Their strength is in quietness and confidence–not confidence in themselves, but confidence that comes from returning to the Lord.
But even before He tells them this, He has already prepared the solution. He is placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, and the apostle Paul declares exactly Who that cornerstone is: Christ Jesus himself. Jesus is firm, tested by the cross, precious to the Father and to all who believe. Above all, He is safe to build our faith on.
And as we build our faith on the cornerstone of Christ and the foundation of the apostles and prophets, together we become a holy temple for the Lord. But we aren’t thrown haphazardly together. Instead, we who believe are carefully joined together, Jews and Gentiles alike. God has chosen each one of us and has planned the exact place where we belong, so that we may be the acceptable dwelling place for God by his Spirit.
May each one of us treasure in our hearts the knowledge of the glorious honor the Lord has given us by choosing us as stones fit for including in his holy temple.
Brenda
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