Of Clouds and Stones…
The other day I was reading Warren Wiersbe’s “A Gallery of Grace.” I was reading the chapter about a stone in God’s Building, and that stones that work to edify or build one–another up. We love one–another and spur each other on to maturity.
Hebrews 5:6 b says, “We are His house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast.”
We – each believer – is a brick in the house of faith. Those believers who have come before us are the foundation; they have left a legacy for us to follow. Hebrews 11 tells about many of the people who set the foundation of faith for God’s building. It is because of these people – this “great cloud of witnesses” – that we can also stand in faith, throwing off sin. And Jesus is forming us to be the stones to fit in our place to be built upon in the future. We are being shaped as we also work to help shape others.
And still, Jesus is the cornerstone; the chief foundation rock that gives strength and form to the foundation. We are built together to be a dwelling place for God, united in our purpose to serve and praise God to the glory of His Name (Ephesians 2:19–20; 1 Peter 2:4–10).
But I can't help but ask, are we building? And are we building on Jesus, our foundation?
1 Comments:
Not exactly sure what you are asking but your imagery reminds me of the buildings in front of Target in Opelika. Everytime I drive by, I think, what are those going to be? I think part of the faith is to realize that we are not the master designer, we are just one brick. Maybe we are not as important as the corner stone, but I know that God deems each brick important.
Still befuddled by your questions.
DD
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