1 Peter 2:4-5 (HCSB), "Coming to Him, a living stone—rejected by men but chosen and valuable to God — you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."
Peter encourages the church that although they have been rejected by men, they are valuable to God. God is using them to build a spiritual house that will be vibrant and full of life. A house where spiritual sacrifices are presented and acceptable to God. When we look in Romans 12:1 (HCSB), "Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship." we see that we, personally, are the spiritual sacrifices that God wants.
Picture for a moment a "stone" house. In today's times it is really a wooden house with a stone face. Some of those faces come as a facade that just looks like stone and, as such, has no real depth to it. However, sometimes the stone face is built, one stone at a time, by a master craftsman. He will go out and check his sources attempting to find stones that are the right color, shape and mixture of sizes to construct the perfect wall. Generally, they are able to build the wall by positioning stones in a seemingly random fashion, but sometimes they have to search their pile of stones to find the one that fits perfectly in a particular place.
You are like that stone. You may have been looked over and tossed away. But as God is building his spiritual house, he is looking for you to fill the spot that is saved just for you.
Take Refuge in the living stones chosen by God to fit His purpose.
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Wow! I've read this passage dozens of times over the years and never seen myself as the stone passed over that the Master Builder used. I mean, it's there. We just don't always see what is right in front of us. Thanks for taking the time to breathe new life into our understanding of Scripture!
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