“For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” Now to you who believe, this stone is precious.” 1 Peter 2:6-7a (NIV)
There are many prophesies in the Old Testament predicting the coming of Jesus, the Messiah. Our verse today is a quote by the apostle Peter from such a prediction in the book of Isaiah. In the New Testament we have this and other reminders of how the prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus when He lived on the earth. The prediction that Isaiah wrote and that Peter quoted was that Jesus the Messiah would be a precious cornerstone and it reminds us that this is true for us who believe. Jesus is the foundation of our faith. As we trust Him He does become precious to us. When we face uncertainty we can trust the promise that He is our cornerstone and we really wouldn't want to try to live without Him in our lives. Today, whatever is ahead of us and whatever challenges we are facing, whatever news might cause us to despair remember and think that what we believe is built upon this cornerstone – the Truth of Jesus our Savior.
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