May 24, 2024
Read Joshua 4, Proverbs 19, 1 Corinthians 3
When have you seen a foundation that was weak and caused a building or structure to collapse? Earlier this year we saw the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore when the ship hit it. Worse than the building being destroyed is when there are people injured or worse loss of life. There have been and will continue to be stories that will give evidence of weak foundations that end in loss.
As horrific as these events are, there is an even worse disaster. In 1 Corinthians 3 Paul talks about the importance of building our lives on the strongest foundation possible and it wasn’t as important as “WHO” build the foundation as to “WHAT” the foundation was. “By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no-one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ” v. 10-11. Paul said he was the first to come and lay the foundation but that others had come and built upon it after him.
Just as modern structures are inspected by the governments and those who want to insure our safety, so to God will also one “Day” judge what we have built and with what materials we have chosen. “If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work” vv. 12-13. What are you building yourself with? To borrow from the three little pigs story, are you using brick, wood, or straw? What else do you see in these chapters? What words, phrases, or themes stand out to you?
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