Name: Cornerstone
Prayer and Meditation:
The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Psalm 118:22
It’s amazing how God will take what man deems as “unusable” and will build upon it to show His greatness. The cornerstone is the foundational stone from which all angles and measurements are based. It’s essential to the beginning and completion of a building. God depicts in this Psalm that He will be able to use any stone for His glory.
We all have rough edges before we come to Him, for which most people would write us off. However, God says that He will use us. The parallel here is Ephesians 2:20, where Paul writes, “And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone…” Though Christ is the ultimate “cornerstone,” we’re the next stones to be laid down. He is our Salvation - our foundation on which all is built.
Maybe you’ve felt a bit “on edge,” or have a “tumbling” feeling in your day to day; let today be the day that you realize He is and will forever be the cornerstone to your life. When you believe this, then verse twenty-four will resonate more than ever:
“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24