Therefore, to you who believe, He is
precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders
rejected has become the chief cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling and a rock
of offense.” They stumble, being
disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed.
Continuing the metaphor of Jesus as a stone, Peter now
quotes Psalm 118:22 and then compares the contrasting effects this great stone
has on believers versus unbelievers. To
believers and saints Jesus is our precious stone. He is the gem of our life. He is our foundation stone, and when we base
our life and eternity on Him, we are not disappointed. But if we will not take Him as our foundation
stone, He will become to us a stumbling stone.
If we are “disobedient to the word” we will fall. The things we held dear to us, those things
to which we entrusted our security will fail us and we will fall – and how great
and terrible that fall will be (Matthew 7:27).
Jesus said the same thing, only His picture is even more terrifying. He said, “Whoever falls on that stone will be
broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder (Luke 20:18). The choice is simple and the effects are
clear. We either treasure Jesus as our
precious foundation stone or we will fall upon and be destroyed by the rockslide
of Jesus’ judgment.
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