Welcome to the living Stone, the source of all life. The workmen took one look and threw it out; God set it in the place of honor. Present yourselves as building stones for the construction of a sanctuary vibrant with life, in which you'll serve as holy priests offering Christ-approved lives up to God. The Scriptures provide precedent:
Look! I'm setting a stone in Zion, a cornerstone in the place of honor. Whoever trusts in this stone as a foundation will never have cause to regret it. To you who trust him, he's a Stone to be proud of, but to those who refuse to trust him,
The stone the workmen threw out is now the chief foundation stone. For the untrusting it's
............a stone to trip over, a boulder blocking the way. They trip and fall because they refuse to obey, just as predicted.
1 Peter 2:4-8 MSG
I'm not sure I need to say much more after this message. I was drawn to it the other day because I worry that we don't put enough emphasis on Jesus. All the world knows about God. Even satan believes in God. The problem arises when we don't believe in Jesus and we don't focus on Him as our savior. Our lives should be revolving around Jesus and our relationship with Him. Do we know enough about Him to know what to do when we are between a rock and a hard place? That Rock is Jesus calling for us to choose His way and that hard place is sin.....satan, calling us away from our foundation. The cornerstone, our foundation, must be built on Jesus! We must know Him and His character to understand what choices to make and which way to choose. Like the old popular saying, "WWJD" - What Would Jesus Do, if we are to make decisions based on how Jesus would react in our situation then we better trust Him and study Him and know Him so that we can make the correct decision. It takes knowing Jesus on an intimate level, cherishing our time with Him, studying His words and actions, and taking on those for our own.
Do you want to be a building stone that stands on Christ, the foundation? Together with all the christians in the world do you want to build God's church to stand tall and strong? Our lives must be dedicated to trusting God and living with Jesus! We can't know Him well enough if we aren't in our bibles daily. We can't know how He would react..........our Teacher can't teach us unless we are willing and able to learn. We will stumble and fall if we aren't prepared by knowing Jesus personally and knowing all about God's instructions and promises in our life.
Friends, have you chosen to build your life on Jesus, the foundation or have you chosen to trust in yourself. What is the foundation of your life? What do you build your life on and what are you helping to build up? Is it work, sex, your spouse, your children, food, or alcohol? What do you go to work on every day building it up to make it stronger in your life and in the lives of others? What or who are you living for? If your answer is not Jesus, your Living stone, our Cornerstone, and chief Foundation........then friends it's time to reevaluate your life. Stop tripping over the boulder in your way and choose today Whom you will serve!
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