The Place of Rest

UV 1323/10,000 The Place of Rest
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Isaiah 66 v 1

The words of the Lord bring significance and richness to our lives. His word is like the water that flows from His sanctuary. He is seated high in heaven and yet He dwells in the hearts of the repentant and humble. The earth and all in it is His footstool. Our houses and homes are His footstool. Our lives are the house we are building for Him on earth. It is the place of His rest. He has made the entire universe and the beautiful earth. Yet He looks to the man who trembles at His name and at His word to be His dwelling and tabernacle. He looks to us to build His home day by day. We should take steps to build ourselves physically, intellectually, socially, professionally and spiritually. As our knowledge of His word increases, our faith increases. As our faith increases, our intimacy with the Lord deepens.

When we revere and love His name, He rises each day like the bright morning star, the Sun of righteousness. We will rise on the wings of prayer and the word over every mountain. We receive physical, mental, emotional, familial and spiritual healing and cleansing as we bathe in His radiant presence. We should pray for health and healing not just when we fall sick but every day of our lives. Every wave of light has a high point and a low point. Similarly, our days may have many high points and low points. We should celebrate not just the high points but the low points too for He is with us even more intimately and closer in our low points.

The decisions the Lord takes on His throne are executed at His footstool- the earth, our homes, our lives. Our response as footstools of the Lord is to yield to His sovereign will. We should not have to wrestle and struggle with the Lord. Nor does He have to if we lie yielded in His arms. The words, the thoughts, the emotions, the actions, plans and reactions of our lives can disturb the Lord’s rest in our lives. Hence, we should exercise such reverence in these areas that we do not grieve the Spirit or offend the Lord in any way. The footstool is meant for the rest of the feet as well as it is a device to climb to the next level. As the Lord’s feet rest in our lives, He will enable us to climb to the next level.
Prateep V Philip