What Kind of Foundation Have You Built Your Life on?

Verses:  Matthew 7:21-29

My thoughts about the verses:

How many of us have sung the children’s song build your life on the Rock of Jesus.  The song makes the point really easy to understand.  Build your life without Jesus and it is destined to collapse.  Build your life centered firmly of Jesus and you will live forever.  This very simple song addresses a much bigger issue in our life.  The song speaks about our choice of which foundation we will live for.

We will decide that we are living in this world for the things that we can achieve.  We may act as if we are building our life on God.  Yet, this is only for outward appearances.  Instead what we are trying to get the best out of life.  We spend our life working on getting the next big thing.  Your life is not standing on a strong foundation.  Instead your life is standing on ever flowing sand.  You might seem like you have it all together.  Yet, at any moment the storms of life can come your way and knock the flimsy foundation right from under your feet.

People who turn their life over to Jesus have a much stronger foundation.  Their life isn’t about what they want.  Their life is about what God wants.  Their foundation is impenetrable.  The storms of life come and they do not wash away the foundation from under your feet.  In fact, the storms only make the foundation stronger.  We begin to trust the sturdiest of the rock more and are willing to do more for God.  We learn that the closer we walk to God the better off our life is.

Those that have accepted Jesus in our lives then are under the assumption that everything will go good for us.  We assume that since we have our lives planted firmly planted on the foundation of Christ that we will not have anything go wrong.  Yet, what we need to remember is that if you are strong in your love and obedience of God you are walking further and further away from the world.  The world wants us to feel hurt for its lost.  So it throws storms at us.  Yes there will be times that they will make us slip.  Yet, they will never make us fall off the foundation.  Each time we stand back up our feet will become more firmly planted in God.

You need to remember most of all.  Your reward in choosing God as your foundation is not found here on Earth.  Our reward is found in the gift of everlasting life.  The gift of everlasting life is one that we do not deserve.  The gift is nothing that we have earned.  The reward (gift) of everlasting life is freely given to anyone that will turn their life over to God.  Asking Jesus to become your savior sets your feet on the solid foundation of Salvation.  With that placement you receive the gift of salvation that Jesus went to the cross for you to have.

Prayer:

Dear God we love you.  We praise you Jesus for the gift of salvation.  Help us to accept you in our life.  Help us to build our lives on the foundation of God.  In the name of the Risen Savior we pray.  Amen

Questions:

How willingly are you to accept Jesus in your life?  Is this a challenge that you are afraid to take?  Do you believe that you really do not need Jesus in your life?  Is today the day that you plant your feet on the everlasting foundation of God?