“What then is this
that is written: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the
cornerstone’? Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and
when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”
Luke 20:17-18
Each of us will come to a grand juncture in life; we must
each decide what we will do with Jesus Christ. We can reject or dismiss Him. We
can shrug and refuse to decide at this time. Or, we can recognize that He is
indeed God in the flesh and surrender our lives to Him. Throughout history we
see people that have made each of these choices. However, whether we recognize it
or not does not change this one simple fact, Jesus is the Savior of the world.
Those in Jesus’ day rejected Him. He was not the Messiah
they were looking for. They thought the Messiah would be a military/political
leader that would finally put the Roman Empire in its place, turn the tables,
and allow the Jewish people to reign. Instead, they go a suffering servant. So
what did they do? They rejected Him. “The stone that the builders rejected.”
However, their rejection did not remove the fact of who
Jesus was. Now we must make our decision. Will we fall on this stone that was
rejected, or will in fall on us? If we choose to fall on Him we will be forever
changed. “Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces.” But this
change is the sort of change that will allow us to be what we could never be on
our own.
On the other hand, if we refuse to fall on this stone and be
broken, then it will fall on us and crush us. “And when it (the stone) falls on
anyone, it will crush him.” This speaks of eternal destruction. This should not
be the goal of our lives.
We have a choice to make. Come to Christ, surrender, and be
forever changed. Or, we can reject Christ, still have to face the reality of
who He is, and face eternal destruction. This is a choice with eternal
consequences, choose carefully.
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