Be broken or be crushed

“Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” Luke 20:18
The stone, or rock, is a symbol throughout the Scriptures of Jesus Christ. In Daniel 2:34 He is the rock that is ‘cut out, but not by human hands’ that smashes the kingdoms of men and establishes His own kingdom that fills the earth. He is the rock in the wilderness that provided water for the children of Israel (1 Cor. 10:4). Faith in Him amongst His own is the rock on which He will build His church (Matt. 16:18). He is the chief cornerstone of the foundation (Eph. 2:20).
Here we read that we have two choices when it comes to this stone – the stone that the builders (Israel) rejected, that has become the capstone (Matt. 20:17). We can fall on Him and be broken in repentance, or He will fall on us in judgement at the end of days. As we read in Phil. 2:10-11, “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
One day all will bow before Jesus Christ. The question is: will you do it voluntarily or involuntarily? How much better to fall on Him and be broken – because then He will raise you up for glory in His kingdom.