Today Bible verse is – Mark 12:10 (ESV)
“Have you not read this Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?”
Devotion for May 21, 2025
Jesus, Our Cornerstone: A Devotional on Mark 12:10
Have you ever felt overlooked, like your worth was unseen by those around you?
Maybe a door closed, a dream faltered, or someone dismissed your efforts.
In those moments, the ache of rejection can feel like a heavy stone pressing against your heart.
Yet, in Mark 12:10, Jesus points to a truth that shifts everything:
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Think about that. The very One the world cast aside—Jesus—became the foundation of God’s eternal plan.
What the world deemed unworthy, God declared essential.
You might feel like that rejected stone today.
Perhaps you’re questioning your place, wondering if your life matters in the grand scheme.
But hear this: God sees you. He chooses you.
Just as He chose Jesus to be the cornerstone, He is building something beautiful through you—even in the places where you feel unseen.
Picture a construction site. The builders toss aside a stone, thinking it doesn’t fit.
But the Master Architect steps in, lifts that very stone, and sets it as the foundation for a masterpiece.
That’s what God does with you. Your struggles, your setbacks, your moments of being overlooked—they don’t define you.
God does.
In the quiet of your heart, where doubts whisper, let this truth anchor you:
You are not a mistake. You are not forgotten.
You are chosen by the One who turns rejection into redemption.
When life feels unsteady, rest in this: Jesus, the cornerstone, holds you firm.
He was rejected, yet He became the foundation of hope for all eternity.
If God can transform the world’s rejection of His Son into salvation, imagine what He can do with your story.
So, today, lift your eyes.
Trust that the God who sees the sparrow sees you.
Lean into the cornerstone who holds all things together.
Your worth isn’t in the world’s approval—it’s in His unchanging love.
Prayer for May 21, 2025
Father, thank You for choosing me when the world overlooks me.
Help me rest in Jesus, my cornerstone, who holds my life together.
When I feel rejected, remind me that You are building something eternal through me.
Give me strength to trust Your plan and peace to stand firm in Your love.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
