"The Only Foundation"

"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it."  Matthew 7:27

 

You can't just go out and pick a spot of land to build a house on and start laying boards or bricks.  You have to prepare the spot for a foundation.  You can't just build it on any type of soil-- especially sand.  It has to be built on something that is solid, something that will support it-- like rock.  Why?  If the foundation isn't solid, the house is not save.  It is in danger of falling. 

 

Our lives are the same way.  We have to build them on something.  But what we build them on is important as well.  We can't build them on just anything or they aren't "save"-- they will fall. 

 

Many people are trying to build their lives on fame, fortune, entertainment, education, religion, prestige, popularity, wealth, accomplishments and so on.  These are not good foundations.  Some of these may have a place in the house, but the house can't be built on them or it will fall.  There is only one foundation to build a house on that will support that house-- something solid like rock.  In the same way there is only one foundation to build our lives on that will support our lives-- Jesus.  He is the only true, firm, solid foundation.  Everything else will not support our lives.  Anything else will cause us to fall.  Anything else is dangerous.  Anything else will give way.  Anything else will erode.  Anything else will shift and move.  Anything else will cause chaos and will collapse.  Anything else will not give us comfort, support and peace of mind. 

 

What foundation are you building your life upon?  Is it solid?  Is it unstable?  Is it Jesus or something else?

 

Have a great day.  There is only one foundation upon which we can build our lives that will support it-- Jesus.