“And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep” (Genesis 28:11).
TEXT — Genesis 28:10-19
Message
Cornerstones are solid pieces of rock mainly used to construct towers and buildings. Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king, saw a Stone in his dream. This Stone was without hand. The Stone in that dream, cut without hand, is Jesus. His birth was without human agency; He lived a supernatural life; His resurrection was without human help; His ascension into heaven was without human assistance. He will also return at rapture without human involvement.
Jacob was running away from the death threat of his twin brother, Esau. On his way to Haran, he stopped to rest at sunset and used stones for his pillows. As he dosed off, he dreamt where he saw God’s angels ascending and descending on a ladder reaching heaven. Above the ladder stood God, who reaffirmed the covenant made with Abraham and Isaac, to give them and their seed Canaan’s land. God also promised to bless and be with him everywhere he went.
Jesus is the Cornerstone the believer can rely on in all situations. He is a promise Keeper. His promises are eternal, fixed, fresh and dependable. There is no possibility of failure because God is faithful, and mightier than any contrary force. He is immutable and immovable; nothing can change His utterances or proclamations.
Whatever challenge we may face, Jesus is the strong, reliable solid Rock that can shield us at all times. He has solution to all challenges, be they besetting sins, sicknesses, afflictions of Satan, barrenness, unemployment, backwardness, or failure. As you pray to the Lord, trust Him to see you through, and He will.
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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