We
thank You, Lord, that Your Son, Jesus Christ, is ‘the precious
Cornerstone’. He is ‘the sure Foundation’ (Isaiah 28:16). Jesus is the
Name of our salvation – ‘Salvation is found in no-one else… there is no
other name… by which we must be saved’ (Acts 4:10-12). There is only one
‘Foundation’ for our faith – ‘Jesus Christ’ (1 Corinthians 3:11). He is
the ‘chosen and precious Cornerstone’ – ‘to you who believe, this Stone
is precious’ (1 Peter 2:6-7). Help us, Lord, to build our life on
Christ, ‘the solid Rock’ - ‘My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’
blood and righteousness; no merit of my own I claim, but wholly trust
in Jesus’ Name. When weary in this earthly race, I rest on His
unchanging grace… When earthly hopes are swept away, He will uphold me
on that Day. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand. All other ground is
sinking sand’ (Matthew 7:24-27).
Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.” Help us always to say, “We are blessed because You love us and Jesus died for us.” Your love for us, Jesus’ death for us: This is where the blessing comes from – and it’s where our obedience comes from! We think of Your great love for us. We think of Jesus, crucified for us. We say, “Lord, You love me. Help me to love You.” We say, “Jesus, You died for me. Help me to live for You.” This is how Your blessing comes to us – You show us how much You love us, You put Your love into our hearts, the obedience grows stronger – and so does the blessing!
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