Friday: 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 cornerstone’” (Luke 20:17;
NIV)?
Here is the
wonderful irony of the Gospel. On the one hand, the story can be read as the opposition
of humanity against its God. After all, Jesus is the stone the builders (chief
priests) rejected. On the other hand, though, God uses exactly the weight of
the opposition to accomplish His purposes. That rejected stone becomes the
cornerstone of God’s new project—a renewed humanity and a renewed earth. It is
a remarkable thing that our God can co-opt even the worst of human behavior and
work His gracious work in spite of and through it.
The idea
that He can take a terrible evil like the cross and bring salvation out of it
ought to give us pause. What can He bring out of the struggles our lives, then?
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