"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who build his house on the sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a fell with a great crash." Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV)
On a recent trip to the Oregon Coast to experience God's beautiful Pacific Ocean, we came upon a huge pile of drift wood on the beach. Within the piles of drift wood someone had made a house out of the wood upon the sandy beach. As we admired the work that it took to lift the large pieces of driftwood and arrange them into some kind of order that resembled a house, my heart turned to one of the greatest lessons God teaches us in His Word about The Wise and Foolish Builders.
As today's Christian women that are striving to build our lives upon God and His Word, it is beneficial to look at the blueprints from time to time what we are building our lives upon? Let's take a moment and evaluate the kind of evangelistic example and leadership that we strive to model! There are some simple questions we can ask ourselves as we evaluate:
- Who and What are we building our lives upon?
- Who and What are we modeling to others to build their lives upon?
- What are some of the Solid Rock evidences of our lives in Christ?
- WHEN the storms of life come into our lives, list some Solid Rock ways to respond?
As the tide rolls in and the storms of life come upon the drift wood hut in the picture above, we can imagine how this house will be swept out to sea, BUT just above the shoreline as I gazed upward there were many homes build upon the hard rock of CONCRETE that sustains each house through the same storms that beat against the shoreline! The Solid Rock foundation makes all the difference in the world!
On Christ, THE SOLID ROCK, we stand all other ground is sinking sand!
Thank You, Lord for being our SOLID ROCK, as we build our lives and ministry upon You, Lord and Your Word, we pray that we can Share JESUS with others that may be in sinking sand! AMEN!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQgD_Wg9DG4 (On Christ The Solid Rock I Stand!)
