Thursday, November 18, 2010

A Sure Foundation

Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a Stone, a tested Stone, a precious cornerstone of sure foundation; he who believes (trusts in, relies on, and adheres to that stone) will not be ashamed or give way or hasten away (in sudden panic).

Acts 4:11 This Jesus is the STONE which was despised and rejected by you, the builders, but which has become the HEAD of the corner (the Cornerstone).

I Peter 2:4-6  Come to Him (then, to that) Living Stone which men tried and threw away, but which is chosen and precious in God's sight.  Come and like living stones, be yourselves built into a spiritual house for a holy (dedicated, consecrated) priesthood, to offer up those spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.  For thus it stands in Scripture (referring to Isaiah 28:16)

My Lord, You are the only sure foundation - all else is shifting sand.  How you have stood steady and secure through all the storms and earthquakes of my life.  The winds and rains have come and the winds of adversity have blown hard.  But I'm still standing on that solid Rock.  I have trusted IN, relied ON You and You have made me into a living stone in Your spiritual house.  All else may fail around me, but I know I am safe and secure in You.

Praise be to Christ Jesus, the Chief Cornerstone.