378. Planted in the Land
Amos 9:15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land, which I have given them, saith the lord thy God.
God promises to firmly plant us in the kingdom of God. The promise given to Israel after the exile to return to the Promised Land was fulfilled, but the spiritual and eternal fulfillment for the people of God is that He will place us in the eternal Kingdom, and no one will snatch us out of His hand. The spiritual promise is that we are in the kingdom and the kingdom is in us. This is eternal life.
The Land is the inheritance held for us firmly in heaven. This future heavenly home is also present in believing hearts. Heaven (the promised land of paradise) has come into our hearts when we believed in Christ for salvation and forgiveness. We have been born again and become like children to enter the Kingdom of God. This is the land in which the Lord has planted us, and His planting is eternally secure.
In spite of appearances and in spite of the fact that we may feel like we are losing our grip from time to time, the Lord will never lose His grip on us. God’s life lives within; the land and the plant are united as one. When I am planted I am one with the kingdom in a perfect union with God and all other believers past and present.
God gave me the land and planted me in it. The eternal kingdom is mine and I am securely in it by simple faith in Christ. The Holy Spirit keeps and preserves me in the one true faith and seals me in the kingdom. We pray for God’s kingdom to come in a way that we may be certain we have it and we can see it by faith. God will keep His promise: I am in the eternal kingdom.