As Easter is coming I wanted to go through the week Jesus had before He was brutally crucified. Easter isn’t something I just celebrate with eggs. It’s now a more meaningful truth that happened that saved me. So I am right now in Luke 20. I want to bring you to verse 17. It hit me as I was reading Jon Courson’s commentary. (Jon Courson explains the scriptures to me so I know their meaning)
In the verses before 17 he is trying to tell everyone that yes you’ve rejected every man coming to help you out and now you’re going to crucify me. He uses parables, usually getting to the heart of the issues. He quotes Psalm 118:22, “The stone which the builders rejected, Has become the chief cornerstone.” So apparently there was a temple being built by the instruction of King Solomon. As they were bring the stones to the area where they were building the cast a stone away they thought had no use. Later they realized that was the stone they needed for completion. It was a major piece needed for completion, one that would help the temple stand. What Jesus is saying is that HE is that cornerstone. In vs 18 it says, “Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.” You’d rather be broken on Christ, as He is the healer and can put you back upon your feet. Or you can be forever devastated and never up walking in freedom. As I was reading Jesus spoke clearly about grieving. I think I’ve said this enough but this just hit me like a ton of rocks or stones. Lol. But if we do this grieving journey without Him, it’s pointless. We will be grieving forever. Apart from our Savior we will never be saved from the grief and the attacks of the enemy. We will be crushed under the heaviness of grief. We will be pressed and grind down to powder. Jesus is our chief cornerstone. He is the stone that we need to hold us up. He is the stone that will keep all of ourselves from falling. Let’s fall on the stone so we can be broken. So He can mend us. I promise He’s gentle. If you’ve lost a child your already broken. Allow Him to heal you, he will bend down and listen to you, he will hear your cry, He will bring you up out of a horrible pit and out of the miry clay and set your feet upon a rock, and he will establish your steps, Psalms 40:1-3 Don’t cast Him away. Break on top not under this heaviness. I have learned without Him all pain is cured for a season. But it always came back. I finally realized in this scripture that without the cornerstone Jesus Christ, nothing will stand. Let Him mend your heart once and for all. Yes it will take some time but allow Him and you’ll be able to stand with Joy in your hearts one day. God bless friends. |
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