Psalm 118:22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

We who have received Jesus Christ do so in the light of truth. It is plain to see given that nothing is hidden in darkness. That is the white side of the choice to receive Jesus Christ.

In this same verse there is the builder refusal. At that point of rejection there is only choice, reason is hidden within the darkness. There are many builders who refuse to build upon Christ. To us, all that matters is the choice, having chosen correctly. What can we say of those who remained in darkness?

A few days ago I saw a glimpse into the darkness of rejection one and only one reason for rejection. I saw it in a verse speaking of the condition of believers. Perhaps if I had taken more time to seek out scripture that better clarified the reasoning for rejection, it might have made more sense. But in the moment with the glimpse of reasoning before me, I pushed on with the issue before me, to speak to a lost soul without regard as how it might have sounded to a saved soul.

The reasons that people reject Christ are varied and many. No one example can speak to all of them. On the other side, acceptance, there is only one reason to say yes. Jesus Christ.

Pointing at error only targets a few within the realm of many in which denial has already been fashion and the destruction of the builders work without the cornerstone is not within my power of authority. If that builder is to come to Christ, the Holy Spirit must first tear down those walls.

Joshua 6:10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

Thus the walls of Jericho fell because they kept silent until told to shout.

Lord may I ever listen for your command.

Genesis 19:18-20 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

When I do not know how to act, or in my present situation, react, I often look to examples within the bible and try to be honest with myself. “Am I being like that?”

“Thy servant” really? If I consider myself to be a servant of the Lord, am I being obedient in what I am told to do, or am I bartering with my Lord to get my own way?

“I cannot” really? Did my Lord save me only to bring me to a place to see me destroyed? Does grace end just because I cannot see what it offers next? Do I let my own fears replace gratitude for grace extended?

“Behold now” really? Lord you haven’t thought this out, let me point out a few things. Really, is that any way to treat my Lord? Do I trust my own wisdom above His?

“My soul shall live” really? And what makes him/me think I am not living now?

Do I see myself in any of this according to my present circumstance? The answer is for me to find, much as it is for everyone else.

What I see in myself is what I do not see in Lot. Grace extended. Lot is not alone in these verses, his daughters are with him. There is no mention of them, only about himself, his own concerns. He has received grace but has not extended it to his daughters.

2 Corinthians 1:4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

I am not in this circumstance alone, but I look to my own without extending grace to my fellow traveler.

But that’s just me.