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| God' covenant of Grace is a covenant of Peace and of safety ...wherever we find ourselves. |
“I will make a covenant of
peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so
that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety. I
will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be
showers of blessing.”
Ezekiel 34:25-26
(NIV)
On more than 20 separate occasions I have lamented my tarrying in
the wilderness. I have reminded myself that this journey was one I was bound to take, and while the
length of my wandering was known only to God, I always knew I’d make my way
out. Paraphrasing Matthew Henry in his commentary on Ezekiel 34, my numerous “iniquities
and calamities…have been largely and pathetically lamented before…” in this
blog. I had it wrong.
God is teaching me a new thing, and before today it wasn’t even
something I’d dare wrap my head around. I may never end my wilderness
wandering, and this I now embrace with joy.
I will make a covenant of
peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they my live in the
wilder and sleep in the forests in safety.
Matthew Henry explains that “The covenant of grace is a covenant
of peace. In it God is at peace with us, speaks peace to us, and assures us of
peace, of all good, all the good we need to make us happy.” Wherever we find
ourselves.
My peace rests forever in Him.
