Day 232 – August 20, 2021
Scriptures: 2 Chronicles 35-36, Psalm 117-118 2 Chronicles 36:22–23 22In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lordmoved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing: 23“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: “ ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you—may the Lord their God be with them, and let them go up.’ ” Psalm 118:18 18The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death. Psalm 118:22–23 22The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; 23the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. The close of Chronicles leaves us with the despair of exile, and hope in the enduring love of God. Cyrus, though a foreign king, offers to restore the temple in Jerusalem and let people go back there to rebuild it. Psalm 118 is frequently quoted in the New Testament. It was a testimony of the enduring love of God. While God has “chastened me severely,” he hasn’t given Israel over to death, he hasn’t given up on his plan to rescue the world from sin and death. Though the world hated Jesus and rejected him, God uses that rejected stone to build his kingdom. Jesus becomes the Cornerstone which is used to build the new temple, to build an eternal kingdom in which God dwells with his Spirit. What the Lord has done in Jesus Christ, is marvelous in our eyes. The rejected stone is beautiful in our sight. Build your life on the Cornerstone, Jesus Christ. Give thanks to the Lord, for his Love endures Forever! Jordan
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AuthorJordan Ickes, Minister of Etna Green Church of Christ. Archives
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