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You counted the building in Jerusalem and tore down houses to strengthen the wall. |
This verse warns us about placing our emphasis on externals. Israel was facing a siege and their enemy was pounding at the gates of Jerusalem, trying to demolish the city walls. In order to provide fortification to the outer walls, the people began to dismantle their own homes! their houses were vacated and abandoned...
People today will often do the same thing - sacrifice their homes for a facade. Some devote more time, energy and resources to external appearances than they spend on personal and private internal values. You and I continually meet people who seem to have a wonderful appearance on the outside, but they’re hollow and empty on the inside.
Happy are those that have made Christ the center of their life - and by doing so, they can say with confidence, “Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world” (1 John 4:4)
What’s the difference between a “home” and a house? One is a just a building (house) and the other is the contents of that building (home).
Christ in us will turn our house into a home...
Keep the Faith My Friends,
Pastor Jody
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