Revelation 21:16 - "And the city lieth foursquare, the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal."
The
dimension of a Cube is evidently a favorite unit of Hebrew measurement,
and is still used in most mathematical calculations. It is used in the
Bible to describe the most Holy of Holies as in a form of a cube, and so
was the New Jerusalem, the Holy City which the Apostle John saw in a
vision as "coming down from God of Heaven..." We are told of the
length, the breath, the depth, and the height of the love of Jesus
Christ which passed knowledge (Ephesian 3:18). This is a depiction of
the measurement of every well God directed life. Our spiritual life must
have length, meaning the reaching forth of the soul as it leaves the
things that are behind and reaches forth to those that are before. All
Christians must never be satisfied with what we have already attained,
but reaching out and think of those things ahead that perfected us.
But in calculation the Length, there must also be the Breath.
Our lives as Christians must reach out on to the right and on to the
left and help those who are in needs. The Cross of Jesus Christ
symbolizes unselfishness, and those Christians must claim to have been
crucified with Christ must live, not to ourselves, but to Him who died
for us and through Him for all He cares and loves. The world is full of
lonely, weary, needed, and desolate lives, and Christ is waiting for us
to come and be send if we are ready for His use as His vessels.
There must also a "Depth" to the "Breath."
The well is deep and we must dwell deep! the Apostle says to be rooted,
that is, "we must strike our roots into the subsoil, grounded firmly.
We must have our foundations in the very depths of life hidden with
Christ. From Jesus' life we can arise as foundations spring from the
depths of the hills as running and living water. Spiritual tree roots
need to spread as far underground as the branches spread above for
lively spiritual photosynthesis for the entire body.
There must be Height.
Our greatest anticipation and ideals should always be ascending to
Heaven. We must fix our affections on things above, not on things on the
earth. "Let us by thought and prayer thither ascend and dwell where
Christ sits on the right hand of God (Colossians 3:1-4)."
Heavenly
Father we ask you to sanctify our body and soul, our thoughts and
intentions, our words and actions; let our bodies be a servant of our
spirits, and both body and spirit serve Jesus; that doing all things for
Thy glory here, we may be partaker of Thy glory hereafter, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
AMEN.
Taniela Fonua (AKA) Lapaifonua
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