"Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the Lord; look to the rock from which you were hewn. And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug..."
Look to the rock from which you were hewn. Why does this prove to be so difficult? I can honestly say that I often feel less like a rock and more like jello. Yet, what literal strength is found in this charge and reminder. It is a recollection of our holy heritage. To some, this might sound like an odd thing to say, for aren't we made new and should focus on the work at hand? Our lives at the moment? No, we must never lose sight of the ancestry of our christian faith. Quite a sobering thought to recall that we are a part of the linage of Abraham but just as inspiring. In the thralls of this world do we not forget who we are?- Deuteronomy 4:9 " For you are co-heirs with Christ."- Romans 8:17.
To be hewn from something is to be cut out of, it is the equivalent of being a "chip off the old block." We come from a heritage of righteous men and women who let their homes, sacrificed their sons, sought Him night and day, proclaimed truth in the midst of persecution. These are our Holy Ancestors! This is the rock from which you were hewn, by the skilled hands of our maker have we been chipped away from it. Each of us is a stone, that we may be laid down for the foundations of many generations- Isiah 51:16.When I feel more like Jello then a part of a rock, these words revive my spineless spirit.
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