Placed in the Center

Ezekiel 4-7; Revelations 3 

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her. Yet in her wickedness she has rebelled against my laws and decrees…”

Ezekiel 5:5, 6

God chose Jerusalem as the city on which he would place his name. The strategic location of Jerusalem at the center of the nations was intentional so that the surrounding peoples and those who traveled through Israel would witness God’s covenant relationship with Israel and be drawn to know him as well. God’s mission was for every nation on earth to be given an opportunity to know him and covenant with him. In the same way today, God places those who know him through the new covenant in Christ at the center of society, in business, education, and countless other fields of influence so we, too, can witness to those around us the transforming power of God in our lives. Our positions of influence and the favor of God on our lives are not for our personal benefit, but for the glory of God.

Are we honoring God with this mission call, or are we distracted, self-indulgent, or even rebellious?

“Lord Jesus, be glorified in and through my life, for your glory.”