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Thursday of the Second Week in Lent
THE LIVING STONE AND A CHOSEN PEOPLE

1 Peter 2:4-10 (New International Version)
The Living Stone and a Chosen People
4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 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." 7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,
"The stone the builders rejected
has become the capstone," 8 and,
"A stone that causes men to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Picture of ancient temples that have withstood the ravages of time often speak of the sturdiness and enduring quality of these structures. But they only stand as monuments of the past, without the life they once had. They are mere shells of what greatness they once were. The worshippers are dead and gone.

However, Peter tells us that the Church of Jesus Christ is like a living spiritual temple, made up of ‘living-stones’ believers, a people redeemed by Christ. And the reason why the Church alive today is that its foundation stone is none other than Jesus Christ, the Rock of Ages. Although many reject Christ, those who accept Him as the precious cornerstone of their lives, He has made them His ‘chosen people, royal priesthood, holy nation, a people belonging to God.’ He has filled their lives with praises and worship, because He has wrought for them an eternal redemption, which will not be ravaged by time and mortality.

Jesus has spoken of the house built upon a firm rock that withstood the onslaughts of wind and flood, whereas the one built upon sand collapsed (Mt 7:25ff). He was that rock. He told Peter, ‘Upon this rock I will build My church’ (Mt 16:18), and like the indispensable cornerstone of old which secured the stability7 and soundness of a building (Is 28:16-17)’ Jesus had Himself, in His costly paid death and sacrifice on the cross, paid a great price to become the sure and eternal chief cornerstone of our salvation.

The titles accorded to His redeemed people (v9, 10) speak not only of our privileged position in Christ, but of inimitable grace of our God. He has made us so that we are able to continually draw near with confidence to His throne, to receive mercy and find grace to help on time of need (Heb 4:16) all the time.
Commitment:
I surrender all my rights so that I may be truly yours.

Prayer:
Help me, Lord, to be constantly reminded of my calling: a living stone to continually declare your praises. Amen.




All Lent Devotion materials are taken from 'Take Up Your Cross' - Daily Devotion for Lent 2009 by Bible Society of Singapore.

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