Foundations
"Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. ... But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. ..." Matthew 7:24-29
"When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation." Proverbs 10:25
Our missions team had a clear target for the week: Assemble as many large and stable storage sheds as possible for the families whose homes were destroyed or seriously damaged by a series of tornadoes. The group worked tirelessly inspired by the gratitude of the families and the sense of being used by God to truly make a difference. Each shed came in prefabricated sections. Once the foundation sections were set, squared, secured and level, the rest of the shed went up like clockwork equipped to serve its purpose.
Jesus taught all the time about living a life that was stable, strong, and prepared for impact. He told them he came so they could have the best life possible, both now and later. His words: "Life and life to the fullest." At the end of one of his longest recorded sermons, he told them the story of two builders, one wise and one foolish. The difference? Foundations. He boldly and without apology told them following his words and teaching were the key to a strong foundation upon which a great life could be built.
None of us argue the reality of storms rolling into our little worlds. Different intensities and duration to be sure, but all will test our foundation. We cannot opt out of the storms, but we do get to choose the foundation we will stand on in the midst of them. As you read these words, you are standing on some type of foundation as am I. We chose it. We laid it. We are building on it. What are the storms revealing about our foundation? Have we chosen wisely?
"When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation." Proverbs 10:25
Our missions team had a clear target for the week: Assemble as many large and stable storage sheds as possible for the families whose homes were destroyed or seriously damaged by a series of tornadoes. The group worked tirelessly inspired by the gratitude of the families and the sense of being used by God to truly make a difference. Each shed came in prefabricated sections. Once the foundation sections were set, squared, secured and level, the rest of the shed went up like clockwork equipped to serve its purpose.
Jesus taught all the time about living a life that was stable, strong, and prepared for impact. He told them he came so they could have the best life possible, both now and later. His words: "Life and life to the fullest." At the end of one of his longest recorded sermons, he told them the story of two builders, one wise and one foolish. The difference? Foundations. He boldly and without apology told them following his words and teaching were the key to a strong foundation upon which a great life could be built.
None of us argue the reality of storms rolling into our little worlds. Different intensities and duration to be sure, but all will test our foundation. We cannot opt out of the storms, but we do get to choose the foundation we will stand on in the midst of them. As you read these words, you are standing on some type of foundation as am I. We chose it. We laid it. We are building on it. What are the storms revealing about our foundation? Have we chosen wisely?
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