Daily Devotional

 “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.” – Psalm 118:22-23  Scripture reading: Psalm 118:1-29 Not all who see Jesus will accept and treasure Him as the Cornerstone of the building. Psalm 118 tells us that this cornerstone was rejected by

“Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes in Him will by no means be put to shame.”” – 1 Peter 2:6 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 2:1-10 Jesus is our chief Cornerstone. What does that mean? A cornerstone is a stone

“And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.” – 1 John 2:2  Scripture reading: 1 John 1:5-2:2 While yesterday’s text shows that Christ is the Mercy seat, today’s verse uses a different Greek word, which tells us that He is

“…whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness.” – Romans 3:25a  Scripture reading: Romans 3:1-31 In this verse, Paul tells us that Jesus is set forth as a propitiation. More literally, Paul is saying that Jesus is our Mercy seat. What was the mercy seat? It was

“I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.” – John 10:9 Scripture reading: John 10:1-15 Jesus is the Door. What Jesus means in this context, is that He is the Shepherd that lays Himself down in the opening of the community