Thursday August 21, 2025 - Cornerstone, Capstone

 Chapter 12: Cornerstone, Capstone Day 5

Praying the Name:

Psalm 127:1 - Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.

Matthew 7:24-27 -  “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. 26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Father, 

    I praise You for the life You have that cannot be shaken, You are a solid rock that we can build our lives on so that our faith is not torn down by each thing that happens in our lives and for the strength to stand in You every day. Allow us to see our feet on the rock and please help something good to happen soon. 

    Thank You for always being there in times of trouble and holding me steady in You. Even in the worst of my bipolar You were there standing in the midst. Holding onto me and teaching me to hold onto You as well. 

    Forgive me for having fear of the future, I ask that You give me strength and ability to stand in You and know that You have reasons for bringing us together with the things we go through, but please cease a fear of Nana going before me. Please take us together when it is time. 

    I ask that You increase our confidence in Your love and care, help me to see You work in good things now. I have seen You work in the bad things, but I would ask for some good things to see You work in as well. 

    Thank You for watching over us in Your love and will. 

In Jesus Name, 

    Amen 



    All the blocks have to be carefully layed out one on top of the other in proper alignment.  This principal of building a strong foundation, underlies much of life.  Build your house on a sandy cliff and it may one day come toppling down, build your marriage on distorted expectations and it may not last, build your investments on faulty information and they may soon amount to nothing. 

    The truth is we often do not know how sound anything is until it is tested, by various kinds of stress and trouble. But how on earth can we withstand all the troubles that may assail us in a lifetime, we cannot possibly plan for every contingency or can we. 

    Jesus tells us there is a way, but it is not a way that squares with our own intuition about how the world works, it has nothing to do with building on our personal strengths incites or efforts. self-reliance is not a strategy for ultimate success.  Nor can we build on the institutions of this world however good they might be, marriage, family, higher education, work. 

    If we want to build something that in the end will last there is only one way, forsake ourselves and follow Christ.  We put our faith in Jesus and express that faith daily through 'a long obedience in the same direction'. That is how our lives become joined to the one who is the tested cornerstone, perfectly shaped solid and strong.

    When I think of how God holds us when we build our lives on His Son, I think of earthquakes, there will be times when we are shaken to the core, perhaps even terrified, belonging to Jesus does not make us immune to tragedy but basing our lives on Him through faith, will enable us to stand rather than collapse in the face of unbearable pressure. Our standing will have nothing to do with luck but where we are standing, on the cornerstone tested and true. 

    Ask yourself today if you need to shift your priorities in order to stand more squarely with Christ. As you let God's Spirit probe your heart take up the words to the old hymn "How Firm a Foundation" How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord as laid for your faith in His excellent word, what more can He say than to you He hath said, you who unto Jesus a refuge has fled, fear not I am with thee, oh be not dismayed, for I am thy God and will still give thee aid. I will strengthen and help thee and cause thee to stand upheld by my righteous omnipotent hand the soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose I will not, I will not desert to its foes, that soul though all hell shall endeavor to shake I will never no never no never forsake

    

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