God builds a palace for Himself in heaven, made of 'living stones'. Where did
He get them? Has He brought forth the richest and the purest marble from the
fine quarries of Paris? No! Christians, look to "the hole of the pit
where you were dug out of, and to the rock where you were cut from!" You were
full of sin. Far from being stones that were white with purity you were black
with defilement, seemingly utterly unfit to be stones in the spiritual temple,
which would be the dwelling-place of the Most High God. And yet, He chose you to be trophies of His
grace!
Goldsmiths make exquisite jewelry from precious materials; they fashion the bracelet and the ring from gold. But God makes His jewels out of base materials. From the black pebbles of the defiling brooks, He has taken up stones, which He has set in the golden ring of His immutable love, to make them gems to sparkle on His finger forever. He has not selected the best but apparently the worst of men to be the monuments of His grace!
Goldsmiths make exquisite jewelry from precious materials; they fashion the bracelet and the ring from gold. But God makes His jewels out of base materials. From the black pebbles of the defiling brooks, He has taken up stones, which He has set in the golden ring of His immutable love, to make them gems to sparkle on His finger forever. He has not selected the best but apparently the worst of men to be the monuments of His grace!
[Charles H. Spurgeon]
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1 Peter 2:5 ... Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:27 ... But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
Malachi 3:17 ... And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.❤
