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“The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner” (Matthew 21:42).
When stone masons are building a house or some other building, they must choose the stones carefully. Sometimes a stone does not seem to them to fit anywhere, and they discard it. The Jewish leaders took the place of being builders in a spiritual sense, and the Lord Jesus did not fit into their plans. They did not want Him, and tried to get rid of Him.
But what has happened? The very stone that the builders rejected has become the most important stone in the building—the corner stone. God is also building, and the Lord Jesus is now the cornerstone of that building. Everything is placed into that building according to His position. His death on Calvary’s cross fitted Him to be the cornerstone of God’s building, and you and I who are saved are now also stones in that building.
Our verse today is quoted from the Psalms. See if you can find it in the book of Psalms. Away back in the Old Testament, God had said that His Son would be rejected, but that He would end up being the most important stone in the building.
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