OuR LiViNG StoNE - - - 1 Peter 2 : 1-8

1Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

The Living Stone and a Chosen People

4As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him— 5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For in Scripture it says:

"See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a chosen and precious cornerstone,
and the one who trusts in him
will never be put to shame."
7Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,
"The stone the builders rejected
has become the capstone," 8and,
"A stone that causes men to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall."

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.

Our Living Stone, our Living Rock, our Solid Ground, our Cornerstone. Our Jesus.

This passage really got me thinking about each other. Jesus is indeed our Cornerstone (no pun intended). He is the center of all operations and His 13 leaders: Joe, Christie, Mark, Sharon, Justin, Gloria, Jane, Rob, Angeline, Paul, David, Robin, and I, are sitting at His long table with Him sitting gloriously in plain view of everyone. At the head of the table, Jesus explains to us God's will and what He has in store for Cornerstone, our fellowship here at Purdue...

Peter explains that, as followers of Christ, we are also considered living stones. Although we are not comparable to a cornerstone such as Jesus, we do know the Truth and have the heart of a follower of Christ. We as these living stones, must build the foundation that is Cornerstone. And that is when we can really bring everyone together to build this 'spiritual house' even bigger.

The world sucks and temptation is everywhere. It is so easy to be lazy and forget all responsibilities, but if we remain true to each other and to Him, we might just be able to build this church up. "[We] also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ..."

If we, as living rocks, continue to build Cornerstone up with Jesus as our main Cornerstone...

...we can do it.

It started with 1 then 13 then ... = Cornerstone.

Keep up the good works guys.

Amen.