As you come to him, the living Stone – rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him – you 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 For 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.
1 Peter 2:4-6
Last Sunday, one of the Songs we were singing in Church, was the song “Cornerstone” , written by Jonas Myrin, Reuben Morgan & Eric Liljero and Published through Hillsong Publishing. The chorus, of which, is as follows:-
Christ alone; cornerstone
Weak made strong; in the Saviour’s love
Through the storm, He is Lord
Lord of all
I have always known the words “Christ is our cornerstone”. But every time we sang the above chorus, the truth of what this means struck me almost to the floor. It is not just a nice fact, “Jesus is always there”. Yes, and yes again “JESUS IS ALWAYS THERE”, he underpins everything we are, as redeemed Images of Him. But without Jesus there would have been no creation.
Colosssians 1:16
Without Jesus there would be no redemption and would have to face the wrath of God and be destroyed.
Luke 99:34
Without Jesus there would only be death, for the “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23
Romans 8:37-39
But worst of of all without Jesus we would be separated from God, and I don’t know about you but that thought sends shivers of fear to very bottom of my soul. Please NO, don’t leave me Lord.
So to sum up, without Jesus as our cornerstone all we would have is desolation, loneliness and death. But with Jesus as our cornerstone, on whom we can stand firm in the sure knowledge of eternity with Him, sat at the right hand of God for all eternity. Hallelujah, Amen and thank you so much Jesus, that you are my “Cornerstone”. YE-HA!!
