A little something the Lord showed me in church today:
"The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:22-24
The context here turns every assumption one has had about vs. 24 on its head. "The day that the Lord has made" is not merely any and every day. It is specifically the day when "the stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone," i.e., the day of deliverance--within the contexts of the Psalms, it speaks of the Exodus (Ps. 112-118 are Exodus Psalms), with Moses (the stone), who is rejected by his Jewish brethren (the builders), is God's chosen one (the chief cornerstone). Within the full context of the Scriptures, however, it speaks of Christ, with Jesus (the stone), who is rejected by his Jewish brethren (the builders), is God's chosen one (the chief cornerstone).
So, the "day" that we are to "rejoice and be glad in" is not any and every day; it is the day, the day of deliverance, the day of the Cross, the day that is the center of Time and Eternity, the day that the Lord made "before the foundations of the world" were laid (Ephesians 1:4; see also I Peter 19, 20). There is only one day that we are to forever rejoice and be glad in, and that is the day the Lamb of God was sacrificed for our sins. Whenever you see a sign or bumper sticker or whatever that says, "This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it," remember its true meaning, and rejoice and be glad in the salvation of the Lord.
"The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:22-24
The context here turns every assumption one has had about vs. 24 on its head. "The day that the Lord has made" is not merely any and every day. It is specifically the day when "the stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone," i.e., the day of deliverance--within the contexts of the Psalms, it speaks of the Exodus (Ps. 112-118 are Exodus Psalms), with Moses (the stone), who is rejected by his Jewish brethren (the builders), is God's chosen one (the chief cornerstone). Within the full context of the Scriptures, however, it speaks of Christ, with Jesus (the stone), who is rejected by his Jewish brethren (the builders), is God's chosen one (the chief cornerstone).
So, the "day" that we are to "rejoice and be glad in" is not any and every day; it is the day, the day of deliverance, the day of the Cross, the day that is the center of Time and Eternity, the day that the Lord made "before the foundations of the world" were laid (Ephesians 1:4; see also I Peter 19, 20). There is only one day that we are to forever rejoice and be glad in, and that is the day the Lamb of God was sacrificed for our sins. Whenever you see a sign or bumper sticker or whatever that says, "This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it," remember its true meaning, and rejoice and be glad in the salvation of the Lord.
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