Continuing with where we left off with talking about foundations and building blocks, I am looking at and closely consider the next scripture on my list

• Isaiah 28:16

So, without any further ado, let’s get started with this one:

So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic. I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place. Your covenant with death will be annulled; your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by, you will be beaten down by it. As often as it comes it will carry you away; morning after morning, by day and by night, it will sweep through.” The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror. The bed is too short to stretch out on, the blanket too narrow to wrap around you. The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim, he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon — to do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task. Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land. Listen and hear my voice; pay attention and hear what I say. When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and working the soil?When he has leveled the surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? Does he not plant wheat in its place, barley in its plot, and spelt in its field? His God instructs him and teaches him the right way. Caraway is not threshed with a sledge, nor is the wheel of a cart rolled over cumin; caraway is beaten out with a rod, and cumin with a stick. Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. The wheels of a threshing cart may be rolled over it, but one does not use horses to grind grain. All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent. – Isaiah 28:16-29 NIV

Isaiah 28:16-29

There is so much in Isaiah 28 that stands out to me.

I would like to take a minute and take note of verse 17 where Father spoke of a plumbline.

Read Psalm 1:1-3
…and imagine,

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(Isaiah 28:17) the ground itself is the measuring line. It is Justice. the Leveler. the Law.

The roots grow down even before the tree can grow up. That is the plumbline.
The further down the roots get, the more stability the tree has, and when it comes to storms such as Hurricanes and Tornados, the tree is not so easily moved.

The same with us. The deeper we grow (in faith) the more stable we are. Therefore, to “not dig that deep” is a sign of mediocrity. Digging deep is important for growth, for stability, for maturity, for productivity. 
WOW!!!!!

Sing it with me now: “On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand, all other ground is sinking sand…”

Literally…

Igneous rock is from molten lava that has hardened. Sedimentary rock is a blend of a mixture of sand and other materials.

ALL Other Ground is sinking sand.

But regarding that Metamorphic ROCK…

OMG!!! Glory be to God.

This speaks volumes to me especially in lieu of the first screenplay that I wrote, and won a monetary first place amount for called METAMORPHOSIS.

I had no idea of the significance of what I wrote then. WOW!!!

Christ Jesus is the solid Rock on which we stand. Solid rock is also called metamorphic rock.

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CATCH: The main feature that identifies metamorphic rocks is that they are shaped by great heat and pressure.

(I wish that social media had a feature that would allow us to underline certain words. I would underline GREAT HEAT AND PRESSURE)

… Because their mineral grains grew together tightly during metamorphism, they’re generally strong rocks. They’re made of different minerals than other kinds of rocks and have a wide range of color and luster. (Ref:https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/glad-you-asked/igneous-sedimentary-metamorphic-rocks/)

Metamorphic rocks tend to be the hardest of the three types of rock, which are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Metamorphic rocks are almost always harder than sedimentary rocks. They are generally as hard and sometimes harder than igneous rocks.

They form the roots of many mountain chains and are exposed to the surface after the softer outer layers of rocks are eroded away. (http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/)

Sedimentary rock is generally less hard than igneous or metamorphic rocks – this is because the lithification process (how a sedimentary rock becomes a rock) does not involve heat or pressure, and sedimentary rocks are kind of just “smooshed” together (http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/)

Anyway, what made me share this is what I read at  Psalm 1:1 – 3

Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the one
    who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
    or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
    which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.

Those who delight in the law of the Lord.
Those who meditate on His law day and night – day and night; who meditate on it, think deeply upon it, consider it, ponder it,
dig deep into it…

Those who do this are said to be like a tree that is planted by streams of water.

Let me tell you about the tree that is planted by streams of water:

The roots of that tree runs deep, deep, deep,
pulled deep down to where the water is. It is well watered.

Oowee…

Again, on Christ the solid (metamorphic) Rock I stand

ALL (igneous and sedimentary) other ground is sinking sand

omg
igneous – fiery (haha look at that temperament

oowee

sedimentary – carried away and left for something to get stuck in

(omg LOL wow)

ALL Other Ground is sinking sand

sinking sand – soil that loses strength and cannot support the weight.

OMG
aka a person that doubts (James 1:6-8)

ALL other ground is sinking sand

I went all out on this one. But it’s important that we understand that the materials we build we need to pay attention to also (See 1 Corinthians 3:10-15).

Here is more that my tutor, the Holy Spirit, taught me regarding the plumbline …

There is so much of value in Isaiah 28. A lot to meditate on. So we are going to pause right here for now and come back later to continue with our consideration of foundations and building blocks.