"The stone which the builder rejected is become the head stone of the corner. 23. This is the Lord's doing: it is marvelous in our eyes. 24. This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." "And (Jesus) beheld them, and said, What is this that is written. The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner?"
Jesus quoted the first part of this psalm to those who questioned Him about His authority. This is one of the obvious fulfillments of the prophecies about Jesus. It was the cornerstones that "were laid so as to give strength to the two walls with which they connected." (Vines Expository Dictionary). Jesus is the Cornerstone between the Old and New Testaments. Jesus is the Cornerstone of history. Jesus fulfilled all that came beforehand and all that would come afterward. Evidently, the stone which became the cornerstone, was the stone that was rejected in the rest of the building, but it became the stone which gave strength to the surrounding walls. It is Jesus who holds the Old and New Testaments together. It is Jesus Who gives strength to our lives and holds our lives together. It is interesting that when the Son of God came to earth, He was rejected. The Jews did not want a simple carpenter to be the long-awaited Messiah, but that is exactly Who He was and is. He is the One who holds history together. This seems like so much religious talk to the world at large, but that it is exactly how God planned it from the beginning. We should take this personally, for Jesus is also the cornerstone of our lives. If we are to have eternal life, and live with Him in heaven forever and ever, we will accept Jesus as our Savior - our real Cornerstone. He is the cornerstone of history, but He is also the cornerstone of individual lives. When history has run its course, it will be ultimately fulfilled in Jesus. For that reason, Jesus should be the Cornerstone of your life. It is Jesus Who can hold your life together here and hereafter. Bro. Joe
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