Prayer is Working

Psalm 118:22-24 (NIV) The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;  the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.  This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.    

Just because those in authority say something, doesn't make it so.  When a leader, someone in power, makes a decree, that doesn't mean there is truth to back it up.  Position doesn't dictate perfection; sometimes it only indicates the pursuit of an agenda.  Jesus encountered this when He was up against the Pharisees.  These leaders, religious leaders even, had an agenda and it did not include the things Jesus was teaching.

We all experience rejection at some point in time.  A friend might reject our point of view, a family member could reject our advice, or our peers may reject us when we are given some authority over them.  This is all natural and only means we need to explain ourselves better, or perhaps change our attitude.  When we suffer rejection at the hands of those who we feel should be supporting us, maybe it is time to double check our motives.

But, for Jesus to be rejected by the religious leaders it is apparent these leaders' motives may not have been so pure. Reject usually only means hurt feelings or lost opportunities.  But when Jesus was put through the ultimate rejection, when we was put to death, His opponents caused the the doorway to Heaven be opened.  The rejection of Jesus turned into the acceptance, the salvation of Jesus' followers.

Now we can sing, "This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."    Amen.


Read/Listen to Psalm 117,118,119