“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. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”” 1 Peter 2:6-7 (NIV)
In the first letter he wrote to believers scattered everywhere, the Apostle Peter quotes from a prophecy by Isaiah. Peter correctly interprets for us that the words in Isaiah were a prediction of the coming of Jesus Christ to lay the foundation for our faith. To those who choose to believe the message is precious. Not so for those who reject the message. Isaiah predicted that Jesus would be a precious cornerstone and Peter points out that believers find Jesus to be precious. Those who do not believe stumble over Him. Something precious is something of great value to us. A cornerstone in a building was the starting point for a foundation and kept it true and straight. Jesus is our starting point, the basis of our faith, and that is very valuable for us, something we hold precious and our response is real love for Jesus. He is the One who promises to keep us true if we trust and obey Him.
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