Day 27: Our Cornerstone

Cornerstone

• an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based.
• a stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls.

Christ is the very foundation we stand on, with our feet planted firmly in Him we will not fall. He holds us up.

Ephesians 2:14-22

For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility  by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.  For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.  So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

1. A cornerstone holds two walls together as the definition above says. This passage is evidently about Jesus, and Paul is speaking about how Jesus has brought people together (the Jews and the Gentiles). He reconciled us all to God through the cross, He came to save everyone, Jews and Gentiles alike and made us one within the body of Christ. Because of this we are no longer divided, He holds us together. Christ is the cornerstone that brought us together and keeps us together. We are to live in community as one body, not divided. Christ brought unity, He brought all of us together to be one. Without Him we would be divided and therefore could not stand. Christ is the base of this body and He’s not moving. We are meant to be in community with one another. We aren’t supposed to compete or be separated, whether by denomination, race, or class. We serve one God, we are one people. Let’s not divide ourselves, but live in unity with our brothers and sister in Christ.
2. A cornerstone is also an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based. Jesus is our cornerstone and our very being depends on Him. Our life is based on Christ, we follow the example He gave us, and we depend on Him to live. Christ holds us up, He is our foundation, it is only through Him that we have life. We depend on His teachings and we stand on His word because only He can sustain us. Without a foundation we crumble. Without Christ we fall apart, we need Him to stand,He is the solid foundation on which we stand. Jesus is everything we need.  
   
   

Reflection

What does it mean to have Christ as the foundation of your life?

Prayer Time

Take the time to pray for your community and those around you. Pray for unification in the body of Christ.  

Make sure you come back tomorrow for Day 28! Have and awesome day!