Uni-verse 167/10,000 I Peter 2 v 6

Uni-verse 167/10,000 For better through verse I Peter 2 v 6

1Pe 2:6 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.

Jesus, the Lion of Zion is also the chief cornerstone of history. Like on his death the veil in the Temple at Jerusalem was split in two, recorded human history has been split into two- BC and AD. The prophet Micah describes Him as the tent peg and warrior's bow as He gives human history as well as our undocumented personal history ( our own lives) a sense of direction, purpose and meaning. Thanks to the “ tent peg” we will not end up as a square peg in a round hole or even a rectangular hole.

Science teaches us that evolution is the source and cause of life, that if a man keeps throwing stones backward over his head, it turns into a full-fledged castle or building. With such teaching people are confounded or confused -on what basis or premise or foundation of belief are we to build our lives? But, scripture teaches us that it is not such randomness or chance but just as a house cannot be built without a specific design, structure and building material and without a builder, architect and executor, we are lovingly and carefully designed. We are to live our lives with meaning and consciousness that the Builder- the Creator of the whole universe- has built into us. Each brick or stone in this building is unique with the rough edges smoothed out in the course of a whole lifetime. The Builder is concerned not just about our spiritual dimension but about the emotional, relational, intellectual, physical, professional, financial, familial facets of our lives. He chips away at us like a master sculptor. Each of us is custom -designed for our niche in the building. We are not just passive building blocks but each of us is a dwelling for the Builder, each of us participate in the building and each of us is connected with each other through the chief cornerstone, Jesus Christ. As living stones, we can build with what we deem to be precious in our lives. Each of us is a work of faith. We are co-builders with the Builder by faith. Our plumbline is the Word of God that we can use on ourselves as well as what we build to correct the crooked places. Other builders may reject us, the political ones, the empire builders and the freethinkers for they desire to build a work of fate that will not survive the test of time.

When we are connected with the chief cornerstone, Jesus, we are not confused by the apparent randomness, the apparent lack of direction and the apparent lack of momentum or movement towards the goal. We are blameless and pure in the sight of the Builder. We will not be put to the shame of rejection or be defeated in fulfilling the plan and design the Chief Cornerstone has in mind for us for He also doubles as the Chief Architect. The chief Executor of the building is the Holy Spirit while the angels of the Lord are the guard and sentry.

Prateep V Philip