THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE

Yesterday, we talked about the ruby .

What a priceless stone that is.

In Proverbs 31:10, God says that the worth of a virtuous woman is far above rubies. 

A ruby doesn't become precious overnight. It is hidden deep within the earth, excavated with great effort, then carefully cut, refined, and polished until its brilliance is revealed. By the time it reaches the vault, its worth is almost impossible to quantify.

Today, let's look at another stone because as you probably know by now,I love unplanned sequels.

The Chief Cornerstone 😄

When Scripture calls Jesus the Chief Cornerstone, it isn't simply highlighting that He is the foundation on which we stand. It is also revealing that He is the One in whom we remain rooted, aligned, and built up.

Paul writes

"Rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught..." (Colossians 2:7).

In ancient construction, the cornerstone was the very first stone laid. It determined the alignment, strength, and stability of the entire structure. Every other stone had to conform to it. If the cornerstone was true, the building stood.

That makes Ephesians 2:20 even more beautiful:

"..having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone."

Our lives don't find stability because we have everything figured out. They find stability because the One we are built on is unchanging.

Paul says,

"For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ." — 1 Corinthians 3:11

No other foundation,only Christ.

Isaiah calls Him a precious cornerstone and a sure foundation, then makes this remarkable statement:

"Whoever believes will not act hastily."  Isaiah 28:16

What a thought.

When your foundation is sure, you dont act hastily  because that is a lack of assurance in what you are build on. You do not panic because you have a more sure word of prophecy.

A person standing on solid ground doesn't scramble for stability,they already have it.

Our lives are only as steady as the foundation beneath them. And if that foundation is Christ, then our confidence isn't in our grip on Him—it is in His unshakable hold on us.

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DISTINCT

I love watching videos of minerals being excavated

It's deeply fascinating watching the journey from the discovery of a mineral buried beneath the earth to the meticulous processing that eventually places it in a vault, ready for the world to admire and purchase.

It's been rubies this week 💎

Rubies are not your average gemstones. They are rare. They don't occur casually or abundantly. They exist with distinction in their bold, audacious red.

One thing I find remarkable about the ruby is how distinct it is. There is another gemstone that is almost identical to it in every way,same mineral family, same hardness, almost similar chemical composition. The only real difference is the colour and that one distinction changes its name from  sapphire to ruby.

And that ladies and gentlemen is where we look at his rare and distinct virtue that is Wisdom.

The book of Proverbs repeatedly tells us that wisdom is more precious than rubies. Wisdom isn't casually hanging around everywhere with everyone. It distinguishes itself.

Scripture reveals that Christ is the Wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24). He is the perfect expression of divine wisdom. Any wisdom of men that tries to imitate Him without truly being conformed to Him may resemble the original but it is not the same.

To be in Christ is not merely to imitate Him. It is to be conformed to His very image , to think like Him, love like Him, and live like Him.

Just as the ruby is known by its distinct nature, so should those who belong to Christ be known by the distinct wisdom that comes from Him because the Wisdom that is from God ispure, peaceable and gentle .

Not wisdom borrowed from the world but wisdom that bears the unmistakable likeness of Christ Himself. 

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ALL THINGS

A couple of weeks back, I was sharing with you how sometimes a word will keep appearing in Scripture even when I'm not intentionally looking for it.

Yesterday, it was this phrase: ALL THINGS.

It first caught my attention in John 3:35:

"The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hands."

This speaks of the Father's complete trust in the Son. Nothing has been withheld, the Father has entrusted everything into His hands.

But as I kept reading through John, I realized this wasn't the first time I'd come across it.

John had already introduced the phrase in the very opening chapter:

"Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made." (John 1:3)

See,

The One into whose hands the Father has placed all things is the very One through whom all things came into existence. He isn't merely entrusted with creation. He is its Creator.

As I read through , I see John quietly painting one consistent picture of Jesus, everything begins with Him,everything belongs to Him and everything is under His authority 👑

Jesus goes on to say:

"All that the Father has is Mine." (John 16:15)

The Father has withheld nothing from the Son and the story doesn't stop with Christ possessing all things. It extends to those who are in Him.

Paul writes:

"All things are yours... and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's." (1 Cor 3:21–23)

At first glance, that almost sounds too good to be true. How can all things be ours?

Well,because they were first given to Christ and now we are in Him.

✨The Father gives all things to the Son.

✨ The Son shares His inheritance with His people. Not because we earned it, not because we deserved it,but because we belong to Him.

 Profound of Paul to remind us in Romans 8:32 that ;

"He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, with Him, graciously give us ALL THINGS

The inheritance is already signed over. We're not working toward it. We're learning to receive .

All things is not hyperbole, it's the Father's posture toward His children—the same posture He holds toward His Son. God has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ .

Teach your soul to trust in His everlasting Word , that He has given us ALL THINGS pertaining to life and even to Godliness,life challenges notwithstanding.

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LIFE ETERNAL

This morning ,I have  remembered a clip I watched a couple of years back — The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — and one of the strongest realities from it was how easily we form conclusions when we ignore the other person’s side.

In fact, the book of wisdom says:

“The first to speak in court sounds right — until the cross-examination begins.”

Cross-examining a matter brings balance and truth. It tests credibility and exposes inconsistencies.

Looking at the story of the two women in 1 Kings 3:16, we see Solomon use wisdom to discern whose baby was alive. Both women presented their case, but one lacked credibility.

Thinking about both sides of the story — God has His story, and so do we.

God’s story:

“Let us make man in our image and likeness, and let them have dominion over the earth.”

Our story:

“We lost our dominion and kept reaching for it inconsistently through religion and effort.”

Between our story and God's story ,sin happened.

Like the dead baby in Solomons story,sin brought death where God intended life. Humanity was subjected to death, sorrow, and condemnation.

But God’s story remained intact. Unshaken.

He came full of mercy and grace — as a wise King to judge sin and as a Saviour to save man from death — not to resuscitate our dead baby, but to make us truly alive.

“Even though we were dead because of our sins, He gave us life when He raised Christ from the dead.”

He raised us up and seated us with Him.

We are now alive unto God. That has become our story.

Oh, and I hope you remember — the women were harlots. 😄

Yet the king did not question them about their harlotry.

Before this moment, he had already stood before the ark of the covenant, offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and prepared a feast.

In your harlotry (sin), there is still a feast prepared by the King — and He wants you to come and have your story changed.

He wants you to be at peace with God.

There is no condemnation for anyone who comes to Him — only a transition from death to life.

“This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”

Christ is life.

 

HE WAITED

The Gospel is a love story where you didn't do the seeking

«"That Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures." 1 Corinthians 15:3

I recently watched a video of Ashley Whitfield preparing to walk down the aisle with her dad.

She's tiny, cute, like a little bundle of joy standing beside her husband, Laterras, from the Dear Future Wifey podcast. (Well... Dear Present Wifey now. 😄)

Watching that father-daughter walk down stirred something in me.

A thought about the One who came to seek and save the lost . 

When Laterras  knew he was ready for a wife,he also began intentionally looking. He found her. He pursued her. Then one day, he stood waiting at the altar, and Ashley gave him her *"Yes." to follow him .

God calls the Church the Bride of Christ.

He sought us and found us when we were dead in our trespasses and sins. We weren't searching for Him. We weren't on a mission trying to find our way back to Him.

He came looking for us ♥️

He took our sin upon Himself, died in our place, was buried, and on the third day rose again.

Then, by His grace, He brought us to Himself, and we answered in faith.

We said, "Yes'' to following Him now that we are united with Him.

But being the Bride isn't the end of the story-there is still a walk.

A daily walk to knowing Him even as we await the glorious day when the marriage supper of the Lamb becomes a reality.

And here's the beautiful part: He doesn't ask us to walk alone.

The One who pursued us now walks with us by His Spirit .

Our "Yes" is not the beginning of His love; it is our response to the love He first showed us.

So now, we walk no as people trying to earn His affection but as His beloved.

Not striving to become His Bride but living as the Bride He has already redeemed.

Galatians 5 admonishes us now that we live in the Spirit to keep in step with the Spirit. That is Our Helper ,that is the one walking wilth us , faithfully.

You said yes.

Now walk in step with Him.

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GET UNDERSTANDING

Earlier in the day, okay I know it's still too early for some of you 😃

I was reading John 3, and I came across this remarkable question Jesus asked Nicodemus:

"Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?

The things Jesus was referring to were being born of water and the Spirit, and the analogy of the wind. Nicodemus was a teacher of Israel, yet he came by night to another Teacher because he realized there was something he had not yet grasped.

That got me thinking;

You can accumulate knowledge and still lack understanding.

The book of Proverbs repeatedly emphasizes the value of understanding. It's one thing to know the Scriptures; it's another thing to understand what they are revealing. Knowledge informs, but understanding illuminates. Knowledge tells you what God said; understanding helps you discern what He meant and how to walk in it.

Jesus said that not everyone who says, "Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of the Father. You cannot consistently do a will you do not understand. Obedience flows from understanding.

David echoes this truth in Psalm 9:10:

"Those who know Your name put their trust in You."

He doesn't say those who merely call on His name, but those who know. There is a depth of revelation and illumination that produces that kind of trust.

What am I saying?

It is entirely possible to have the Book and still not understand the Book 

So don't settle for merely reading Scripture. 

Ask the Holy Spirit to open your eyes, to give you understanding because knowledge is easy for a man of understanding , understanding transforms information into revelation, and revelation produces a life of obedience.

With all thy getting, get understanding.

I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation, so that you may know Him .

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of this calling . Eph 1:17

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OBSERVATIONAL INTIMACY

Yesterday I learnt of something called observational intimacy.

It fascinated me for a hot minute.

The idea that you can deeply know someone simply by beholding them—their expressions, habits, rhythms, and routines.

This isn't casual knowing. It is the kind of knowing that comes from deliberate, unhurried attention.

It isn't for surface-level lovers. It belongs to those who choose to linger.

And Scripture gives us a beautiful picture of it.

In Luke 10, we meet two sisters.

The house belonged to Martha. She welcomed Jesus into her home, yet soon became occupied with serving. Ironically, the very one who invited Him became distracted from Him.

But Mary,

She sat at His feet.

She listened to what He was saying.

Let's consider those two postures.

Sitting is the posture of rest. It is choosing to be still enough to become absorbed in His presence, where only He matters. It is the kind of rest that notices His countenance.

Listening means you are not merely present—you are attentive. Your heart is inclined toward every word that proceeds from His mouth.

Mary wasn't just in the room.

She was fully there—heart, mind, and attention completely surrendered to Him.

That is observational intimacy.

Loving Someone so deeply that your attention is undivided. Watching, listening, lingering. Becoming so acquainted with His heart that He Himself bears witness that you have chosen the better portion.

The village had many houses.

Anyone could have hosted Jesus.

Martha invited Him. That was the first level.

The house was Martha's, but after inviting Him, she became distracted by many things. That was the second level.

Then came Mary.

The house wasn't hers, but her affection was intentional. She understood that the greatest privilege wasn't hosting the King—it was beholding Him.

In the presence of the King, don't let distractions steal your gaze.

Sit.

Listen.

Lavish your love on Him.

He's worthy of your observational intimacy.

Listen to what moves His heart.