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Scripture Meditation No. 1686
AATHAVAN – 19.09.2025 – Friday
“He is the stone
which was rejected by you, the builders, but which became the chief
cornerstone.” (Acts 4:11 NASB)
After the death of
Jesus Christ, the apostles became mighty witnesses for Him. Their powerful
preaching brought about a great spiritual awakening among the people. Because
of this, the high priest Annas, along with Caiaphas, seized them, questioned
them, and strictly commanded them not to preach about Jesus Christ. During such
an interrogation, the apostle Peter quoted today’s meditation verse.
Scripture compares
our Lord Jesus Christ to the cornerstone used in building. When laying
the foundation of a building, the cornerstone receives special honour. It is
often set with prayer and blessing. Yet, in appearance, it may look no
different from other stones. Sometimes, it might even be a stone that masons
had rejected as unfit for construction.
In the same way, our
Lord Jesus Christ was rejected and despised by men. The Jews did not recognize
His glory. Dear ones, even we who live a spiritual life may at times face
rejection—by our own family, by society, or by those around us—just like those
stones that were set aside as worthless. But as those who come to Him, the living
stone, we too are being built up as living stones into a spiritual house.
The apostle Peter
says: “And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by
men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God, you also, as living
stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer
spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter
2:4–5 NASB)
Nominal Christians
may never face such rejection or neglect, for the world accepts them as they
conform to its ways. But for true spiritual believers, the opposite is
true—family and society often disregard them and consider them of little worth.
That is why Jesus Christ said: “If you were of the world, the world would
love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out
of the world, because of this the world hates you.” (John 15:19 NASB)
Therefore, in our
spiritual journey, it is vital to move forward beyond human rejection. If we do
not firmly hold on to Him, the precious cornerstone, we too will
stumble.
“This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for unbelievers, ‘A
stone which the builders rejected, this became the chief cornerstone,’ and, ‘A
stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.’” (1 Peter 2:7 NASB)
Truly, for those who
believe, Christ the cornerstone is precious. But for others, He is nothing more
than one among the many they worship—and so He remains a stone of stumbling to
them.
📖 Message by: Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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