Trusting in walls

"Because, indeed, because they have seduced My people, saying, 'Peace!' when there is no peace—and one builds a wall, and they plaster it with untempered mortar—say to those who plaster it with untempered mortar, that it will fall. There will be flooding rain, and you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall tear it down. – Ezekiel 13.10-11

The people of Israel were being deceived. Many were crying ‘peace’ and they built a wall to protect their city. ‘There, look,’ they said, ‘we have a wall to keep us safe.’ The work of our hands will protect us and give us peace!’ Everyone felt secure. ‘We are safe and we finally have peace because that wonderful wall has been built.’

The problem was that these people were deceived. That wall was finished with ‘untempered mortar’ and could not provide the peace they so desperately desired. It was man’s work and it was going to fall, like man’s work always does. Those who trusted in a wall were going to be sadly disappointed. Walls are not the answer – Jesus is. Wall cannot provide security, only Jesus can.

That never changes. Man’s desire for peace has always fallen short. It falls short today. It will fall short until Jesus comes back bringing His peace. Don’t be deceived by man's solutions.