Discovery: The Holy Grail & Ark of the Covenant

“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3

Rumors abound and excitement is growing for potentially the greatest discovery of all time. In a remote, undisclosed desert region a monumental discovery has been made. For the first time, in our lifetime at least, light has pierced through the dirt and muck into a cave which many believe to be the hiding place of both the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant! Questions remain whether or not this discovery will ever find its way into the public.

As a reminder to our readers:

- The Holy Grail is a cup/chalice long believed to only exist in legend. It was the cup Jesus utilized for communion at the last supper and then was also claimed to have caught His blood at the crucifixion. It has long been sought as a source of eternal life for anyone who drinks from its rim.

- The Ark of the Covenant was a sacred chest described in the Bible. A wooden chest covered in gold. It held the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, Aaron’s budding rod and a jar of manna from the Exodus. The Ark disappeared from the written record during the Babylonian conquest of Israel in 586 BC.

Imagine the impact on history that would result from the discovery of both these items together in the same cave. Now consider, we are on the precipice of experiencing that very reality. How will the world change? How will people’s faith be impacted? Would it truly change anything?

It is entirely up to you!

The most remote, desert region in the world is often the heart of a person. All of us were lost and separated from God. We were enemies and spiritually dead, until the Light of Christ broke through the dirt and muck. It washed away our sins and gave us life.

We became the Holy Grail! We are called into communion with Christ. “The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?” (1 Corinthians 10:16) We have redemption and forgiveness through His blood. (Ephesians 1:7) It is eternal life: “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:55)

Are we not the Ark of the Covenant? With Christ in us, we are able to say with Job, “When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.” (Job 23:10) We have His law written in our hearts and minds by His covenant (Hebrews 8:10). We are Aaron’s budding rod: “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5) We are partakers of the manna—Bread of Life (John 6:35).

We do not need to discover objects like the Ark of the Covenant or the mythical Holy Grail. Objects are dead. They may glimmer and shine for a time, but they rust, decay and get lost in the end. We are in need of life!

We once were no more than an object; just as dead, decaying and lost. However, our Savior stepped in. His light flooded the cave. Life was born in us and we are dead no more. As Ezekiel prophesied, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgements and do them.” (Ezekiel 36:26-27)

We were called to be the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail. That discovery truly changes history and eternity. How tragic if we keep those precious treasures buried away in the cave of our lives. They are meant to be seen. They are meant to lead. They are meant to be the life we experience everyday, not an insurance policy for when we die. Every aspect is about life: communion, redemption, forgiveness, eternal life, blood of life and bread of life. We are the dead rod, grafted into Christ and now budding with new life. We are the branches and meant to bear fruit because God’s law of liberty is written in our hearts and minds! (James 1:25)

I am challenged to stop being a cave dweller, hiding away my precious treasures. I’m challenged to bring them forth and stand as a city on a hill; a light before all men. Yet, that challenge is not by doing anything other than showing people the treasure of Christ in my life. For without Him, I can do nothing! I am the vessel, He is the LIFE!

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