Living Stone - Chief Cornerstone
Why was Jesus called a Living Stone? In 1 Peter 2:4-5, Jesus is the Living Stone who was rejected by men, but He was and is precious…chosen by God. Verse 5 states, “You also are like living stones. As you come to Jesus, you are being built into a house for worship.”
What is a dead stone? The stones of Herod’s Temple and other physical buildings were dead, dismantled, and separated from each other while the Living Stones of God’s spiritual house are “still” being built up. Every living stone in the house has been made alive by the Holy Spirit, and believers of Jesus receive their life from Him. Ephesians 2:5 tells of “souls who were little better than stones, dead in transgressions, are made alive in Jesus and joined together.”
There is another wonderful scripture reference to “stones that are alive!” Luke 19 describes the Triumphal Entry of Jesus going up to Jerusalem. Verse 37 tells how “the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen.” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd insisted that Jesus rebuke His disciples. Jesus answered in Luke 19:40, “I tell you, if they keep quiet, the STONES will cry out.”
There are many stones mentioned throughout the Scriptures.
Let us NOT keep silent and always choose Jesus.
HE is THE original LIVING STONE and the “life giving spirit.”
