From: "Phil Rembleski" <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>

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Sent: Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 6:04 AM

Subject: 7-29-25 THOUGHTS

7-29-25   THOUGHTS

The idea and power of the HOLY idea is stated early in 1Peter.  1Pet 1:16   because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."  From the discussion that God is Holy, we move to Christ as He came and lived and died!   The aliveness idea is embedded in the word “living”.   He THE CORNER stone... ALIVE!  Us as living stones, “so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light”!  Note that the Church of God’s calling is   “A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION!  
 
1Pet 2:4    And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been rejected by men, but is choice and precious in the sight of God,  5  you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6  For this is contained in Scripture: "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER stone, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."  7  This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, "THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE VERY CORNER stone," 8  and, "A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE"; for they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed.  9  But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

A Prayer:
How beautiful is the picture of Your Salvation to mankind. O Father.  Your Son, O God, rejected and accepted in the same picture. He is our precious Cornerstone.  You, Holy..., giving us life in Jesus, as He died and was raised by Your power. We are thankful and grateful beyond words.  We proclaim Your excellencies.  May we reflect Your awesome light to our dark world.  In Jesus’ name,   Amen.