326. One Nation and One King
Ezekiel 37:22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.
God will One Day have what He created in the beginning: One Nation with One King. This is a promise, and God will keep it. I separated myself from God my Creator and made myself a second king, in Adam. But our sin and rebellion did not thwart God’s Plan for Eternity. He set about to make a people out of which He, God Himself, would be born on earth and come to save us. He would bring the kingdom of God to every person who will receive Him.
All these believers will become One People, One Nation, with only One King, Jesus. The Church is one body and one spirit, with one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism one God and father of all. This all came true on the Day of Pentecost,, but we can only see it by faith. But when the fog and smoke of this world passes away, then we will actually see One Kingdom and only One King, who will be worshiped and followed by all the believers.
This prophecy of two sticks, Israel and Judah, becoming one was fulfilled with the coming of Jesus Christ: it is the Church, of which Jesus is the Absolute Head. We think and live and decide and do things in this Nation with this King. We wander away from the Kingdom Rule again and again, but the Lord is always there waiting with patient and loving arms.
We will never in this life see Unity and Oneness until we see God face to face. Then all will be one under God, who is over all and through all and in all. For now, we take it by faith in God’s promise that there is a Unity to everything and everyone who is in God. God has been working since the Fall to bring about true Unity of Love once again; and He will do it.