The Alpha of Re-building

UV 3163/10000 The Alpha of Rebuilding
Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it.
Ezekiel 36 v 36
If the Lord has spoken anything to us, we can be confident that He will do it. In this uni-verse, the Lord promises to make our lives a testimony to the unbelievers. When they look at us, they will see how the Lord has re-built us in a marvellous way. Whatever parts of our lives are ruined will turn into a wonder in the hands of the Lord. The words, “ I am ruined” will turn into a testimony, “ I run” for God. For He has plans to help us, to prosper us, to give us hope in this lifetime and a future in eternity.

The Word of God needs to be planted in our hearts and minds for the power of God to be revealed, manifested in our lives. Every word will find root in our souls and grow to bear leaves, flowers and ultimately, fruit. The Lord waters our faith with His word daily and continually the way drip irrigation systems continually water the soil around at periodic intervals. The word has to percolate into our sub-souls through meditation even as water drains into the sub-soil and softens the soil around for the root to branch out in different directions as also to draw nourishment for all parts of the plant to grow in proportion. The plant grows only in one direction –only towards the sun that sustains and provides energy to it. Likewise, we need to grow in love, faith and hope towards the Son of God – Jesus who sustains and provides spiritual energy to us.


When the world around sees the growth in our lives, the blessings, the joy, the purposeful strides we are taking in our daily lives, they will begin to wonder and understand that it is the hand of the Lord upon our lives. Nothing is wasted in God’s economy. He uses our every experience to build strength, endurance, hope and joyfulness into our character and attitudes. We will realize that it is not only our privilege to enjoy a personal relationship with the Father through Christ but to also suffer and endure for Him. In times of drought and famine in the land, the Lord will supply all our need. We are not time servers but all weather God-servers. We do our best to bring solace and comfort to the lives of others around us who feel their lives are ruined, that their lives are barren, fruitless, purposeless and meaningless.