“6For it stands in Scripture: ‘Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.’ 7So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,’ 8and ‘A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.’ They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.” – 1 Peter 2:6-8 (ESV)
Stone masons would spend a great amount of time choosing the right stones to be placed for a building. And no stone was as important as the cornerstone of a structure as it was there to support the entirety of the structure. Imaging God as the ultimate stone mason and as He chooses stones for his church, He is determined to choose just the right stones.
When I read this scripture, I am reminded of how important I am to the growth and building of God’s church. I am just a man, but you can see that with my belief, I have been chosen as a building block of the church. I with all of my flaws and failures and imperfections, am still chosen by God to be a part of God’s plans. God chose me as a stone for His church.
The choice of me is rooted in my belief. As I have believed, I have been chosen. I look at the second part of verse 7 and verse 8 and realize that my belief determines my use or not. You see, when I choose not to believe, I am cast aside for a structure not as important as God’s church. I then become a stumbling block for others as I lay in the street without a purpose.
My purpose is to glorify God and through that glory, I am counted as a building block for the church. My belief gets me there and my continued belief, faith, and works in and for Christ gives me the strength to continue in my walk with Him.
Where is your belief? You to can be chose, will you believe? Will you allow yourself to be a building block of the church, or a stumbling block for those around you?
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