Saturday, April 20, 2019

the stone the builders rejected

Happy Easter to you! Today we read from Luke 20:1-26 in the One Year Bible. Jesus is talking about the stone that the builders rejected becoming the cornerstone, and it being a stumbling block to many. Of course, He's referring to Himself. But the stone rolled away from the tomb represents that same stumbling block.

It's impossible for the mind to accept the actual reason the stone was rolled away without faith. In order to believe that the stone really does mean that a man rose from the dead and makes it possible for us to do the same, we have to REALLY trust that man. That's what Jesus was doing for three years - teaching us to trust Him. So that when He rose from the dead, we'd know that we can believe it, and have everlasting life ourselves.

It almost seems too good to be true, doesn't it? But in this very rare case, it actually is true!

God, thanks for that stone, so hard to accept, that changes everything.