Deuteronomy 8:9; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
1 Peter 2:5;
[5] But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
Ephesians 2:21-22
[21] in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: [22] in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
The good land is described as a land of stones, signifying materials for God’s building. In 1 Peter 2:5, believers are called “living stones” being built into a spiritual house. Ephesians 2:21-22 reveals that the Church is God’s building, being fitly framed together as a dwelling place for God.
These stones represent believers who have been transformed by the Spirit. Just as stones in the good land were used to build the temple, we are being built together into God’s dwelling place. This requires transformation, growth, and coordination in the Body of Christ.
Thought of the day/Main Points:
– The stones in the good land signify believers as materials for God’s building.
– Transformation by the Spirit is necessary for us to become living stones.
– The building of God requires growth, transformation, and coordination in the Body.
Prayer Confessions:
Lord, thank You for making us living stones in Your building.
Transform us by Your Spirit, that we may be fit for Your dwelling place.
Teach us to coordinate with others in the Body for Your building.
May our growth in life contribute to the building up of the Church.
Lord, fulfill Your purpose in building Your dwelling place among us, Amen.
