Good Morning Friends,
"Jesus looked directly at them and asked,
'Then what is the meaning of that which is written: 'The stone the builders
rejected has become the capstone'? Everyone who falls on that stone will be
broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.'" (Luke
20:17-18)
The leaders of the Jewish people, the Pharisees,
Sadducees and chief priests, rejected Jesus. He did not fit their projection of
what the Messiah would be like. Or, perhaps they were happy with the way things
were and didn't really want a Messiah! For whatever reason, they rejected
Jesus. In doing so they thought they were in control and that their actions
were hurting Jesus. They failed to understand that they were really hurting
themselves, and only themselves. In rejecting Jesus they were being crushed and
broken themselves.
Ever since that time many people have followed
their example. They have rejected Jesus because He doesn't fit what they want
in a god or because they don't want anyone, even God, telling them how to live
their lives. In rejecting Jesus, most people believe they are gaining freedom. They
don't understand that they are not gaining freedom, but are being crushed and
broken themselves. They reject Jesus to their own hurt, and they don't even
realize it until it is too late.
Jesus presents Himself to us and offers us the
opportunity to become part of His family, to enter into a personal relationship
with Him. The offer is not for Jesus' good, but our own.
His, by Grace, Steve
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