As many of you know, I love music, photography and videography. What many of you may not know is that in middle school and high school, I painted a lot with oils and also did quite a bit of chalk and oil pastel drawings. I love art and creating things. Whether it is depicting my rendition of something already in existence, or creating something totally original, I love spending time drawing, painting, taking pictures and shooting video.
Spending hours editing video is not done purely for my own satisfaction, butI to convey a message. I feel God has gifted me in such a way that I can capture a story through my camera lens and depict it in such a way that people can connect with it when they see it. I take pride in my work, not that I am glorified, but that Christ alone is glorified. It is hard and tedious work, but I love it and it is what God has called me to do.
The story of God begins with Him hard at work. He is the Author; the Creator; the Architect and the Builder. When finished, He rests to admire His work. God enjoys His work. This similar enjoyment we experience in both what we create and in the creating itself, is surely an echo of the image of God in us.
We want other people to enjoy that which we have enjoyed creating. We start our work with the end point in mind, spurring us on to completion.
Jesus is the foundation of our faith. He is the centerpiece of God’s story. He is the climactic depiction of the love of God, the One the whole story is pointing towards. He is also the starting point and the reference by which the rest of the story is written. Jesus is the cornerstone. I see this written on many buildings here in Kenya, including this one here at the Baby Centre. Jesus is recognized and declared as the Cornerstone.
Just as the cornerstone was the first stone that was laid; the stone to which all the other stones are set and find their reference; so Jesus is the cornerstone for our lives. He is the centerpiece of our hope and the compass for all of our endeavors.
Imagine the enjoyment God takes as His story unfolds, as we are built brick by brick into His Church, fixed firmly on Jesus Christ Himself. What confidence we can take in building our lives on the very same foundation that God Himself has chosen for what He is building.
"Christ alone, Cornerstone. Weak made strong, in the Savior's love. Through the storm, He is Lord, Lord of All!" These lyrics from Hillsong Live's "Cornerstone" are powerful and ever so true! I have loved this song since I first heard it. By singing that Christ alone is our cornerstone, we are declaring that Jesus is the firmest of foundations. Jesus is the reference point for our worship and indeed for all that we have and all that we are. He is the One who holds all things together. Jesus Christ, my Cornerstone, is the One and only one I worship. I do that through the things I say, the way I act in public and in private, through my camera lens and through the things I say. Christ alone, Cornerstone. Firm Foundation, Savior and Lord, forever and ever.
“So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family. Together, we are His House, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus Himself."
Ephesians 2:20 (NLT)
