Numbers 2:1-3:51Mark 11:27-12:17
Psalm 47:1-9
Proverbs 10:24-25
The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone.
Whatever flaws or failings that the people saw in Christ, these were the very attributes used by God to build the kingdom that would later be established. From a literary standpoint, the Gospels are just a great story, because they remind us of how an unlikely character grows up to be the great hero. And yet, the heroics of Jesus are never what one might think. Jesus never rode in with guns blazing. He never wiped out their enemies and declared war on the surrounding nations. Jesus came loving, caring, and helping. Why is it that we always want justice and blood? Jesus comes eating and drinking and it is offensive to us. So, he is rejected. This is the story we cling to and the faith that we hold. The Christ has come and didn't measure up. Still, it was not he that failed, but those doing the measuring.
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