Scripture to Read: Luke 20:9-18
As we close out this week’s devotions, there is no doubt that God has taught us a lot from His Word. The last thing we find today is Jesus’s challenge in Luke 20:17-18, “But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘Then what is this statement that has been written: ‘A stone which the builders rejected, this has become the chief cornerstone’? 18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will crush him.’” Jesus is quoting directly from Psalms 118:22, which the chief priests, scribes, and elders would have known very well. As we examine what Jesus said in verse 18, we know that Christ is the chief cornerstone. God had Peter share this again in 1 Peter 2:4-9. Therefore everyone who humbles themselves and falls on our Lord Jesus Christ, casting themselves upon His mercy, grace, love, and forgiveness, find His power and presence to break the bondage of sin to pieces and find true freedom through Christ. But those who walk in arrogance and pride will one day be crushed by God’s judgment through our Lord Jesus Christ (Daniel 2:34-35 and Revelation 6:12-17). Christ, as the chief cornerstone, is either the solid foundation on which we stand or the crushing force of His judgment for refusing His incredible gift of love, mercy, grace, and forgiveness. We who know Him must share Him with those who do not so that they may stand on the solid foundation of the chief cornerstone.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about Christ as the chief cornerstone?
2. How are you daily humbling yourself before the Lord and experiencing the freedom from the power of sin?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!