shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to
powder.
us, with our eyes fixed on our Lord's eyes as we sit at His feet. As we look into those eyes, how do we
feel? Are we comforted, encouraged, ashamed? Are we aware of our incompleteness, our brokenness,
as we are taught about things that we barely do? What is our Lord saying to us, as his eyes shine with
wisdom and love, and yet also with such perfection and brightness that we feel the sharp sting of self
condemnation and shiver in the cold of our own darkness?
perfectly formed stone, and upon it the whole edifice rises. It is the foundation of all other stones, and
for the edifice to be strong, all these stones must also be perfectly formed, and fitted to the corner stone.
We know that we are to be these stones, as He has told us "God is able of these stones to raise up
children unto Abraham." (Mat 3:9). We are "these stones" - common, rough stones, which in being
raised up to be children of Abraham (that is, sons of God), will become smooth and perfected. In our
Lord's words we are comforted, as we see in His eyes His promise.
Apostle proclaims: "And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ
himself being the chief corner stone; {21} In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto
an holy temple in the Lord:" (Eph 2:20-21) And the Apostle Peter agrees: "Wherefore also it is
contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that
believeth on him shall not be confounded. {7} Unto you therefore which believe he is precious" (1 Pet
2:6-8)
whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder." We see in His eyes that He is beckoning us to
make a choice, because this stone will do two things, depending on our response to it. We can be
broken, or ground to powder. Neither of these sounds Á-°preciousÁ-? to our ears.
be ground to powder and blown away to the winds, forgotten and blotted out of the book of life!
stone means we will be broken - it will hurt! But is this not a contradiction? If we are the stones to be
raised up to be sons of Abraham, and to be fitted to the corner stone, how can we be of use to the
building if our stone is broken? As we look into His eyes, it is clear that He understands our perplexity,
and His expression tells us that there are no other choices. We, and all of mankind are faced with only
two ways, each of which we may freely take. We can reject the corner stone, or embrace it. Either we
will be ground to powder, or broken; the choice is ours.