To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 1 Peter 2:4-7

Notice when the Bible makes reference to Christ and to Gods people, he references them as stones, that means they are permanent and unmovable. The question today for you “Is Jesus your Cornerstone of your life”? Now you might not understand what I mean, so let me clarify with the scriptures that are provided today in our reading

The Apostle Peter is quoting the Old Testament when he makes the statement “Behold, I (God) lay in Zion a Chief Cornerstone” (Isaiah 28:16, Psalm 118:22) the stone which the builders (Israel) rejected is the chief cornerstone (Christ). Jesus is the foundation of our faith, everything is built upon Him and laid on him, that’s why Christ is called The Rock. The Messiah who Israel rejected, is the only One who can bring salvation for our souls!

As Jesus taught in Matthew 7:24-27, those who built their house upon the sand will not be able to withstand the storms of life, however those who built their house upon the rock (Jesus Christ) will stand forever . We need to build our life and faith upon Jesus Christ, the chief Cornerstone, all other options are sinking sand. No matter how strong your faith is, there will come a time when the storms of life come, if you are not built upon the rock, the foundation of your house will crumble!

Not only is our Lord the Cornerstone, but we as Children of God are called Living Stones. When we put genuine faith in Christ, our foundation is solid. We think back to the pandemic a few years ago, the faith of many believers was shaken, many Church buildings were shut down temporarily, many were afraid of getting sick and dying. What happened? There were many Christians who have not truly built their faith on the Rock , Jesus Christ. However there were many Living Stones, who kept pressing on, because they knew Jesus Christ is the Chief Cornerstone. Whatever was going to happen, we would not be forsaken!

The Apostle Peter says we are a “Holy Priesthood” in Christ. Just like the Levitical priest line in the Mosaic Covenant, their lives were to service the Temple and God, this is our calling in Christ , to serve and worship God always! Whatever we do, we do it all for the glory of God!

So back to the original question, is your life built upon the Rock Jesus Christ? Does the life you live reflect this profession of faith? Build your life upon the Chief Cornerstone, Jesus Christ, and you will never be forsaken by the storms of life, Amen!