darkness part 4

The world lives in darkness.  It seems to me that the worlds view of Christianity and Christians is distorted.  It's like the worldly would rather suffer in their own dark place than  just ask Jesus to shine his light on them.  They try and try to toss their anchor...but it never hits the bottom.  still some are so drawn up in their own routine that they can't just slow down and admire the beauty of the world that god has created.  If we would only be willing to stop and let him be our cornerstone!

Ephesians 2:19-22

New Living Translation (NLT)

A Temple for the Lord

¹⁹ So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. ²⁰ Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. ²¹ We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. ²² Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.

1 Peter 2:4-10

New Living Translation (NLT)

Living Stones for God’s House

⁴ You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by people, but he was chosen by God for great honor.

⁵ And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests.^[a] Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God. ⁶ As the Scriptures say,

“I am placing a cornerstone in Jerusalem,^[b]
    chosen for great honor,
and anyone who trusts in him
    will never be disgraced.”^[c]

⁷ Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him,

“The stone that the builders rejected
    has now become the cornerstone.”^[d]

⁸ And,

“He is the stone that makes people stumble,
    the rock that makes them fall.”^[e]

They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them.

⁹ But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,^[f] a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

¹⁰ “Once you had no identity as a people;
    now you are God’s people.
Once you received no mercy;
    now you have received God’s mercy.”^[g]

 ^{a corner stone  is the forst large stone in the corner of a building.  I don't mean you and i can't have fun...NO!  Hove fun, but live as he would have lived...struggling with darkness is mearly a choice.  We have been given the tools to dig ourselves out of our dark holes...question is will we...}

^{All the tools we will ever need is in his word.  all the advice we need is in his word.  some may say well you haven't walked the path i have.  This is true, but jesus has and is still there walking it with you.  His grace is enough...lean on him!}

^{Father i pray these words will fall on good soil all who read them.  i pray that people would pick up your word and read it.  Some it might have been years since they have...i pray that they would get drawn to your word like a moth to a flame.}

^{in your name i pray amen}

^{consuming fire}

^{some paths are wide and some are narrow...watch the video below.  does your life ever seem like this is the path you have been walking?  At times it may seem like you are alone...but jesus is always there with you.}

^{dangerous path}