Sometimes in life, we need to rid ourselves of unwanted/unneeded things. We need to cast away stones from our lives or from our properties. It’s good to dispel things such as foolishness and gossip; things that bind us and restrict our growth. We need to purge ourselves. If we’re moving or building, there’s a time to cast away unnecessary junk, and only use the essentials.
Jesus once told the religious leaders that the stone the builders cast away (rejected), was now become the corner stone (Mark 12: 10,11). In other words, the way I once heard it, sometimes a corner stone for a building foundation is found but pushed aside because it doesn’t seem like it’ll work; yet, in the end, its’ the one that works after all. The people had rejected Jesus because He didn’t fit their vibe; He didn’t follow the patterns they followed and He didn’t walk in their footsteps. He stirred the crowds with new teachings. But they weren’t new at all. He was bringing His Word to life. He wasn’t wrong at all because, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him…And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt amongst us…” (John 1:1,2,3,14a).
Meaning, Jesus is the actual Word of God materialized in the flesh! If there was a written law and that law became flesh, then everything that person would say, would actually be the law itself. Although, He was the stone the people cast away, He was the True Foundation to everything in their lives; their beliefs as God’s Chosen Deliverer and the Messiah whom they awaited; and still is! He’s always been the stone they needed.
As today’s idiom goes, “Throw out the baby with the bathwater.” The hope of their salvation was cast out due to the hardness of their hearts. Scripture was alive and being fulfilled before their very eyes, yet they failed to see it, thus casting Him too.
There are stones of remembrance, sometimes, evil, that we can do without. Those stones of bad memories may be like giants in your life choking you of joy, stability, etc. needing to be cast away. Today, we can cast all our cares and worries before Him. Cast them out right now, in Jesus’ name!
Until next time when we gather…
Sam
Recommended Song: Cast Down Your Cares-John Michael Talbot