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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Ezekiel 37:15-28
Under Rehoboam’s rule, the ten tribes, of which Ephraim stood at the head, were separated from Judah and Benjamin as a result of Solomon’s infidelity. And since that time the breach has never been healed. But it will be when the reign of Christ appears, and Ezekiel announces it by means of the two sticks which become one in his hand (cf. Jeremiah 3:18). The LORD shows that, without waiting for this moment, the oneness of His people has never ceased to be in His mind. In the same way, first the prophets, then the apostles, have never lost sight of the unity of the twelve tribes (1 Kings 18:31; Acts 26:7; James 1:1).
The same applies to the Church of the Lord Jesus. By man’s failure, its unity is no longer evident, but it exists in His eyes and we ought never to forget it. In the face of all the confusion and divisions of Christendom, it is comforting to realise that there is only one true Church, composed of all believers. "There is one body", as also "one Lord", Christ, of whom David is here the type (Ephesians 4:4-5; 1 Corinthians 12:5; 1 Corinthians 12:12).
"One king shall be king to them all . . . neither shall they be divided . . . any more at all" (v. 22). "David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd" (v. 24; cf. John 10:16).
