Cornerstone

I Corinthians 3:10, “According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth  thereupon.”

Good Morning! I pray today is a blessed day for you and everyone around you. May the moments of every encounter with others lead you to building better relationships among family as well as friends, co-workers, strangers! Have you ever wondered how someone can keep family together? Maybe you just pondered on how your family history survived through all these years. Every family suffers through pain, loss, ill feelings, possibly even separation from family. For many, the separation was a necessary ingredient to succeed in surviving. God offers directions to building all relationships. In the Bible, God knew every family, every community, every city, would need to build a cornerstone into every foundation so that the intertwined group would be kept sturdy and strong. Find inside yourself the strength to rely on God’s plan and direction so you can be a cornerstone, an intersecting starting point. Take time today to ponder on how even the smallest wall can be added to another just to help with the building of greater walls. Discover your place in your family, your job, your school, your community, your city, your friends, and especially in your church family! Even if you are only the nails that are used to hold those walls in place, choose to stand firm and hold on! Be the best prayer warrior if not a teacher! Be the starting point; not only for yourself but for others to see how it can be done! Build your foundation with God’s guidance then allow Him to work through you. The framework is only as good as the cornerstone allows it as it becomes more!

Scriptures:

Read: Proverbs 24:3,27, Isaiah 28:16-17, Isaiah 8:11-17, Acts 4:11-12, I Peter 2:4-10, Ecclesiastes 3:5, Matthew 21:41-44, Psalms 118:21-24, Ephesians 2:19-22, I Corinthians 3:9-11, Matthew 16:18, Zachariah 10:4,12, Romans 9:33, Psalms 22:1,4, Joshua 24:15-17, Ephesians 6:1-4, Proverbs 22:6, Colossians 3:20-21, Psalms 133:1, Proverbs 17:17, Mark 3:35, Psalms 127:1-5, Proverbs 11:29-30

Prayer:

Dear Lord, thank you for providing the foundation from which we can place the framework, then the cornerstone, so that the combination of all of it works perfectly. Thank you for being our cornerstone along life’s journey. Continue Lord to guide our hands and hearts so that we can build better families who in turn will continue the process until we meet you! Amen.