1 Peter 2:4-10 (we will discuss this passage all week). This passage is full of contrasts. In general they all deal with where we were prior to knowing Jesus as our savior compared to where we are afterward. Peter uses a metaphor to help his readers understand. Ancient builders used to use a 'corner stone' to set the direction of the building. The placing of that one stone determined the direction and strength of the building. Let's note some things about this stone. It is understood that the 'living stone' is Jesus (you have come to him). Men don't see value in him (they rejected him), 'but whoever does believe in him will not be put to shame.' In the eyes of man, to use a corner stone that was rejected by the builders was a foolish thing to do. It would ensure a poor structure- not level, crooked walls, not square-you get the picture. Yet this verse (5) says that the builders had not realized the value in this stone. Mankind has typically rejected Jesus, trusting in the value of their own decisions over believing in him. Jesus promises to make us into a new creation, an entity with value; he takes us from being individual aimless people, to those gathered as a nation; from those who had not received mercy, to those who have. Consider Him.
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