Today is Tuesday, October 30th, 2012; Karen's Korner #2432
These couple of verses were underlined in my Bible and marked in February 2002, just a several months after Clarion began its Marys & Marthas (M & Ms), an ecumenical group of gals serving our community in God's name. The verses were shared at that meeting. The group was just a couple months old at the time. It is still the same for the group and for all of us today:
"And now you have become living building-stones
for God's use in building His house.
What's more, you are His holy priests;
so come to Him--
(you who are acceptable to Him because of Jesus Christ)--
and offer to God those things that please Him.
As the Scriptures express it,
'See, I am sending Christ to be the carefully chosen,
precious Cornerstone of my church,
and I will never disappoint those who trust in Him'."
~ I Peter 2:5 - 6 LB
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Commentary:
Peter portrays the church as a living Temple.
Christ is the foundation, and each believer is a stone.
Paul portrays it as a body.
Christ is the head, and each believer is a member.
Both pictures emphasize community.
One stone is not a temple or even a wall; one body part is useless without the others.
In our individualistic society, it is easy to forget our interdependence with other Christians.
When God calls you to a task, remember that he is also calling others to work with you.
Together your individual efforts will be multiplied.
Look for those people and join with them to build a beautiful house to God.
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