Ps 118:22-24: “The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone [cornerstone]; the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Isaiah prophesied that the Lord GOD would “lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation.”
Jesus reminded his listeners that “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone” and that “everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Peter wrote, “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” and “to you who believe, this stone is precious, but to those who do not believe, ‘the stone the builders rejected has become the capstone … a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes they fall.’”
Jesus is that cornerstone. Everything we believe, everything we hope for, everything we live for is rock solid in Christ Jesus our LORD. It is all established on Him. He is “the day” the LORD has made. Our rejoicing, our delights flow from our relationship with Him.
What we see in this world is built on “shaking sand.” Even the freedoms of our constitution in our country, those freedoms that we took for granted, have been shaken. The right to open our church doors has been preempted by others. The right to assemble is challenged. Everything in this world is tenuous at best.
But oh, beloved, our “Precious, Tried, Stone” cannot be moved, shaken, destroyed, or weakened. He is our Rock Solid Foundation. What “a day” the LORD has made!
