# 629 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 12:10,11 "Have you not even read this Scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD'S doing, And it is marvelous in our eyes'?"
Jesus quotes from the 118th Psalm here and one of the most important things we can remember about cornerstones are that they are the starting place of every building. Jesus is the starting point of our faith. It is our God-given confession that He is the Christ the Son of the Living God, that begins our journey toward heaven. No one comes to the Father except through Him (Jn 14:6)
This cornerstone was laid when Jesus rose from the dead! Ro 10:9 says, “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
It's interesting to read the next verse of Ps 118, (v24) It reads, “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” We have taken that verse and used it as a tool of rejoicing for each new day we are given on earth, (and that's okay) but the true context of this verse is to rejoice in the day of His resurrection, for that was the day the stone was laid.
That was the day that the blessed hope of our own bodily resurrection was established. It is the basis of v17, of Ps 118, :I shall not die, but I shall live.”
This is the reason most congregations gather for worship on Sunday rather than Saturday. We call it “the Lord's Day” because it was the Day He rose again from the dead, and one Day, if we remain in the faith, we shall do the same
Remember this when you gather for worship on Sunday. Celebrate our blessed hope! “This is the Day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” If that doesn't liven up your worship, I don't know what will!
Father, thank You for our blessed hope. Let us learn to live and rejoice in it.
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