“You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood” (1 Peter 2:5).
The life we live here is the construction site of something much greater and more glorious. As we walk on this earth, we are like rough stones in a quarry, being shaped, carved, and prepared with purpose. Every blow of affliction, every injustice suffered, every challenge faced is part of the divine work—for our place is not here, but in the grand heavenly structure that the Lord is raising, invisible to the eyes, yet certain and eternal.
It is in this process of preparation that obedience to God’s beautiful commandments becomes essential. He measures us precisely, as with a plumb line, and desires that our hearts be fully aligned with His will. What today seems to be only pain or discomfort is, in fact, an adjustment made by the Creator’s hands so that one day we may be fitted into the perfect harmony of His eternal temple. Here we are still separated, scattered—but there, we will be one body, in perfect unity, each one in their proper place.
God only reveals His plans to the obedient. May you receive with faith the work of the Father in your life and choose to be shaped according to His will. For those who allow themselves to be prepared will be taken, at the right time, to be part of the heavenly temple—where the fullness of God dwells. -Adapted from J. Vaughan. Until tomorrow, if the Lord allows us.
Pray with me: Glorious Lord, even when I do not understand Your purposes, I trust in Your hands that shape me. I know that every difficult moment has eternal value, for You are preparing my soul for something much greater than I can see now.
Give me patience and faith to accept the work of Your Spirit. May I be like a living stone, ready to be fitted into Your design. Teach me to obey and to surrender completely to Your will, even when it hurts me before it heals me.
Oh beloved God, I thank You for including me in the building of Your eternal temple. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your mighty Law is the measure that aligns me with heaven. Your commandments are faithful tools that shape me perfectly. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
