I’m finally making progress, praying that I’ll continue to pick up speed. However, I’ve also realised everytime I want to start on something, something else crops up to distract me from what I need to do – the same thing happens at my workplace as well. Thus I’ve started writing down the things I need to do daily so that I remain focused.
I was reading the book of Ephesians this morning & this verse struck me very deeply in Eph 2:19-20 – 19Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
What would a cornerstone be & why the significance of it? A cornerstone is defined as a stone at the corner of a building, uniting two intersecting walls. Such a stone, often inscribed, laid at a ceremony marking the origin of a building.
Indeed, Jesus is the chief cornerstone & we’re all like building blocks or bricks. We can choose to be part of the building or part of the rubble surrounding the building. We could be the rubble that chooses to destroy the building (which in this sense represents the church if each of us represent a building block as a church is not a physical building, but rather, consists of people). As I was spending some time with God today, I was reminded & asked “What kind of building am I a part of?”. I was reminded of how in the early days, buildings like the pyramids were built slowly, block by block & in times of the lack of machinery, it’s easy to lay the base blocks but difficult to hoist & build the blocks above it to ensure that it meets at some point & is able to close up the pyramids tightly.
Indeed, I was awed by this revelation from the Lord once again & pray that I’ll be a building block that plays the part to build & more importantly than that, I play a part to build others as well & not to tear others down. I pray that God would continue to use me despite my weaknesses to play a major role in building His church & His people. It’s tough work but it starts with one brick & diligently, stacking up the bricks, despite set backs & difficulties.
I visualised what I was building. What if I’m bad at building such that I ‘miscalculated’ and built a house with not enough space to fit in a building block to cover a hole? It might mean I’ve got to start from the scratch again. I was telling God – that’s really tough – isn’t there an easier way? But I guess, it’s part of learning & growing in God & His word & His ways. I pray that I may continue to be transformed by God all the days of my life!
