Living Stones 15. Jul 2024 On The Way In Love “I write to you so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” (1 Tim 3:16; NKJV). The apostle Paul talks of the church of God as a house that stands as a pillar of truth on the earth. We are called as living stones to be built up together to form that spiritual house (1 Peter 2:5) or the church of God. In 1 Peter 2:9 (NLT) we read, “You are a chosen people, You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of darkness into His wonderful light” (1 Peter 2:9; NLT). Wow! We need to wake up every day and remind ourselves that we are chosen by God, taken from darkness and placed into his kingdom of light (Col 1:13-14). Jesus sees us as a holy nation, priests, special, precious and called to proclaim him to the world around us. We as Christians, are living stones forming God’s holy temple on this earth (2 Cor 6:16; Eph 2:21). This spiritual building or temple is built on the rock Jesus, the word (Matt 16:18), a living stone (1 Peter 2:4). Jesus is the cornerstone (Eph 2:22) or foundation stone (1 Cor 3:11) of God’s church or temple in which God lives. We need to meditate on who we are as Christians! Jesus proclaimed, “I will build My church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it” (Matt 16:18; KJV). Amen! We are that church and satan cannot defeat us.