Cornerstone of Our Strength 121025
Jesus — The Cornerstone of Our Strength
Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious and whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.”.- 1 Peter 2:6
We all know what it’s like to be shaken, to have the proverbial rug pulled out from under our feet. The fear that comes with instability and in those moments we wonder where our help will come from?
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2
Every one of us will face storms and times of trial, testing, and tribulation. But I want to remind you that our strength does not come from what we have, who we know, or what we can do. Our strength comes from Christ Jesus.
The solid rock on which we stand when everything else is shaking!
When the winds of life howl, when the storms rage, when your faith is tested in the fire — Jesus is still the foundation that holds you steady.
1. Strength in the Midst of Fear
God says in Isaiah 41:10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
The presence of trouble does not mean the absence of God. He says, ‘I am with you.’ That means when we walk through the valley, He’s walking beside us. When we feel weak, He’s the One sustaining and holding us.
You may feel surrounded by trouble but you are more surrounded by God! He is the unshakable Cornerstone holding you together when everything else falls apart.
He is our Rock when the ground beneath us gives way. He is our Light when the darkness presses in. He is our Fortress when the battle rages.
Jesus, the Cornerstone is not shaken when the world shakes. Build your life on Him, and you’ll stand when others fall.
2. Strength in Contentment Philippians 4:11–13
The Apostle Paul says,… for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. I know how to be brought low and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
This isn’t the boast of human power — this is the cry of Christ-dependence! When Paul was shipwrecked, beaten, imprisoned and hungry he didn’t crumble because his strength was not his own.
When Christ is your cornerstone, your strength does not rise and fall with your situation. You can face plenty or poverty, sickness or health, because His strength is constant even when your circumstances change!
3. Strength from the Inner Man Ephesians 3:16
Paul prays : ‘…according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being’ ,Hallelujah! The Spirit of God strengthens us from the inside out. When the world says, ‘You look tired’, God says, ‘You’re being renewed’.
2 Corinthians 4:16 says: So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
You may be worn in the flesh but Holy Spirit is pouring power into your spirit! That’s why Pentecostal believers shout in the fire because the fire doesn’t consume our faith, it consolidates it. it doesn’t smother it , it solidifies faith and shapes our character.
4. Strength in Surrender
• Paul declared Galatians 2:20, ‘I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.’
Listen church, the secret to strength is not trying harder, it’s surrendering deeper.
When we stop fighting in our own strength and let Christ live through us, we tap in and find a supernatural endurance that the world can’t understand.
That’s why 2 Corinthians 12:10 says: ‘For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.’
• Our weakness becomes the doorway for the strength of Christ to walk in.
5. Strength Anchored in Hope
Trials may shake you but hope anchors you. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain Hebrews 6:19
When life feels uncertain, when your prayers seem unanswered, hope keeps you grounded. Jesus is the anchor that grips the Rock of Ages.
The waves may roar but the anchor holds! – A modern hymn (We have Hope)
We have prayed, When faced with fear When heavy days, Have turned to years
We still believe, Your kingdom come God with us, Your will be done Your will be done.
We have hope there is life beyond the grave Heaven waits, Our Saviour made a way Raised with Him, we will live forevermore We have hope in Jesus Christ, our Lord
6. Strength Through Victory
Paul declares: ‘For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.’ Romans 8:37
God has equipped us to not just survive but thrive, not to be overwhelmed but be an overcomer. Not to concede but to conquer.
Trials don’t define you; they refine you. Testing doesn’t destroy you; it displays the glory of God through you.
Through the blood of Jesus, you don’t fight for victory, you fight from victory. The Cornerstone already conquered death, hell and the grave. – Glory to God.
7. Strength in Tribulation (Distress, Suffering, Trials)
John 16:33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
Jesus didn’t promise a storm-free life, He promised victory in the storm! The same Jesus who slept in the boat during the storm, is the same One who rebuked the wind.
• He is both peace in the storm and power over the storm!
8. Strength in Perseverance
Child of God, don’t be surprised when the fire comes. It’s the mark of faithful people.
…all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 2 Timothy 3:12
• But every flame only forges stronger faith. The enemy’s attacks are proof that you are a threat to his kingdom!
• Keep standing on the Cornerstone — He won’t let you fall.
9. Strength from Trust “You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their help and their shield. Psalm 115:11
Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie! Psalm 40:4
Trust turns trials into triumph. When our heart is fixed on God, no weapon formed against us can prosper.
• When we trust Him, we stop worrying about how the story ends because you know who holds the pen and is writing our story.
Conclusion:
Trials may test you, but they cannot topple you when your foundation is Jesus Christ.
When you feel weak, remember, He is your strength.
When you feel lost, remember, He is your light.
When you feel broken — remember, He is your Rock.
Lift up your hands and declare: ‘On Christ the solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand!’