Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
Ezekiel 16:8 NIV
Our God is a God of order, care, concern and love. Here God shows patience, attentiveness, and care. He is the one who has entered into a covenant; a unilateral covenant, where we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, apart from our works.
God covered us with the corner of His garment. A garment corner was also used by Boaz, as a kinsman redeemer, to cover Ruth. In addition, tassels were hung from garment corners of the priestly garments.
The word corner is used much in the Bible. We are to carry God's Word to the corners of the world. The stone the builders rejected became the corner stone.
Webster has many, 27, definitions of corner some follow: the place where two converging lines or surfaces meet; a projecting angle; any narrow, secluded, or secret place; an awkward or embarrassing position, esp. one from which escape is impossible; region, part, quarter; a piece to protect the the corner of anything; to force into a difficult or awkward position; are definitions of interest.
God has removed us from our awkward, embarrassing, inescapable position of original sin through what Christ has done. God sees our narrow, secret, and secluded spaces better than we do. God meets us everywhere. Aren't you thankful God has a corner we can meet on/at/through Jesus?
What do you think about the corners in your life?
Are there any corners you are trying to hide from God? (He already knows about them!)
Pray for the Spirit to give you the strength, wisdom and courage to be effective and Christ like in all the corners of your life.
In Christ,
David P
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