psalm 118: 22-24.

so valerie and i had a wonderfully Spirit-filled conversation last night. it was random to us but apparently divinely appointed, as all Spirit-filled conversations are. =] we were talking about what we have been learning lately. and she told me something very interesting about the above verses. shes been doing a beth moore study, and beth went into depth about those verses in psalm. its verses we've all read before, yet we dont know all the history behind such verses. and there is such deeper meanings behind these verses based on the time in which they were written. it still amazes me that no matter how many times i read a verse, i shall never know all there is to know. and Christ can reveal infinite things to me from one verse over a lifetime, so it means various things to me throughout my life and where i am at in my walk with Him. it is such a divine mystery, and the level of our comprehension, although it is profoundly deep to us, is only surface level to what we will come to know about our Savior on the other side of heaven. that is such a beautiful image. but i will now talk about the verses i came to talk about...


verse 22 of psalm 118 talks about the capstone being rejected. in the time that the temple was being built, the men were sent to get the rocks needed for the temple and construct them off site, only bringing them to the site to put together for the temple. this was done so that the site would stay sacred and not be disrupted by the loud noises and cumbersome labor. when they brought the capstone, it didnt seem to fit where it was supposed to in the beginning. so they set that rock aside and continued to build. when the temple was finished, it need one more piece to complete the work. they came across the stone they had rejected before, and they tried to place it where it was supposed to go again. and it fit! this is such a picture of Christ. in His first appearance on earth, man rejected im because He didnt fit their human image of what they thought should be the true Messiah, in His splendor and glory. Christ was too simple and common, He didnt seem to "fit". btu when He comes again, in His might, He will show that He fits and completes the church. 


another thing about these verses is that psalm 113-118 was read at every passover. so Christ read about Himself as being the capstone, the Rock that was to be rejected for now. He also read verse 24. He read this verse knowing what was about to come, and fully believed and obeyed anyway. He knew His Father was faithful, and so He fully rejoiced in everyday that the Lord made. 


these are things that are revealed to us by His grace so we better know Him and trust Him and love Him. these little mysteries intertwined in the beautiful tapestry that is His Word so He will be all the more glorified. it was a beautiful picure portrayed to me, and so divinely appointed.