The Stone of Faith

UV 4298/10000 The Stone of Faith For behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes ( symbolizing infinite intelligence, omniscience). Behold, I engrave an inscription on it,” declares the Lord of hosts,” and I will remove the wickedness and guilt of this land in a single day. Zechariah 3 v 9 Often, we can understand a verse of old testament only in conjunction with a portion or verse from the new testament. This verse when it is read along with the promise in the book of Revelation which speaks of a white stone makes complete sense. Jesus is the white cornerstone of our lives, the stone with seven eyes or complete knowledge, understanding and wisdom. When we build our lives around and on this foundation of faith in Jesus, the Lord removes our own guilt and that of our people in a single instant, the moment we put our trust in Him. We can then sit with peace with our neighbour under the vine (symbolizing prosperity) and the fig tree ( symbolizing peace). We become a branch of the tree of eternal life, producing the fruit of the spirit. The Joshua, spoken of in this uni-verse, is the high priest. The angel of the Lord appears to him and promises that the dirty clothes symbolizing his sinfulness would be replaced by the rich robes of salvation. He was adorned with a turban to symbolize the power to rule. He was asked to walk in the ways of the Lord and to serve God. If he did so, he would have free access to the presence of the Lord and would govern over the house of the Lord. The same promise is extended to believers of Christ, today. The Lord has removed our soiled clothes and given us the white clothes of salvation, crowned us with the helmet or turban of assurance and hope. Unlike the rest of the world who are perishing in their wickedness and hopelessness, our hope in Christ fills us with joy and strength. With a stone, the young boy David became the victor in the battle with the giant Goliath. Faith is the stone that Daniel sees in his vision, the stone that is not cut with human hands but is of divine origin. With faith, we can break down the feet of clay of the strongholds of wickedness of this world. The people of this world appear to be stronger than us but their weaknesses ( clay) is mixed with their apparent strengths. Wicked, ungodly people may be very powerful, healthy, personable, wealthy, influential but their feet of clay are broken by the white stone rolling down on it. They will come crumbling down in a single day, on the day of their judgement or on the day of their end just as we are saved in a single day or single moment. This is the sovereign will of God for He chooses one and rejects another. He chose Abel and rejected Cain. Cain was the stronger one but his strength was mixed with lack of reverence for God. Abel was killed but his innocent blood foreshadowed that of the Messiah Jesus. God chose Jacob and rejected Esau. Esau was the stronger one but his strength was mixed with lack of self control and greed. Jacob had many struggles but he emerged victorious. To one, the stone is a stone of stumbling that leads to his downfall, to the other, it is the stone of strength, victory and endurance.