There is no rock like our God. I Samuel 2:2

For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. I Corinthians 3:11

Fallingwater is a vacation home, built over a waterfall, by Frank Lloyd Wright, in 1939. An engineering firm said that it needed reinforcements to remain standing for any length of time. Wright, of course, disagreed with them. The firm reinforced anyway. Not telling Wright.

The foundation of a building, especially one like that, is of crucial importance. If the foundation is unstable, the whole building could sag, or even collapse.

Then there is the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Built with little to no foundation on soft ground. It, of course, started to lean, sideways. If not for the support it was given years later, it would be just a pile of old bricks by now.

Jesus talks about building your life on the right foundation: a rock. He compared building on a rock to building on the sand. When the storms come, one house will crumble, while the other will stand. Matthew 7:24-27 How could your life crumble in a storm, what would that look like? What are some of life’s storms? And what would a life look like that withstands the storm?

How are you experiencing life’s storms? Do you feel strong, able to withstand the strong winds and rains. Or do you crumble and bend when life’s storms hit?

So Jesus tells us to build our lives on the rock. What does He mean by that? One of our first clues: “everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man”. Jesus tells us to hear His words AND put them into practice.

Jesus explained that loving God above all else and others as ourselves was what God really wanted from us, more than following strict rules. Easy, right?

Building your life on a strong foundation, means building it by listening to Jesus and doing what He has told us to do. Because the storms will come, no matter what you build your life on. But it does mean no storm in life can ever makes us fall, or even sag.

In 1992, Hurricane Andrew destroyed thousands of homes in South Florida. Yet in an area where the wreckage looked like a war zone, one house remained standing, still firmly anchored to its foundation. When a reporter asked the homeowner why his house had not been blown away, he replied, “I built this house myself. I also built it according to the Florida state building code. When the code called for 2” x 6” roof trusses, I used 2” x 6” roof trusses. I was told that a house built according to code could withstand a hurricane—and it did.”

“My hope is built on nothing less,

Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.

I dare not trust the sweetest frame.

But wholly lean on Jesus’ name.  

On Christ the solid Rock I stand.

All other ground is sinking sand.

All other ground is sinking sand.”

  Excerpt from “On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand.” Edward Mote 1834

Sweet Jesus, You are my Rock, my firm foundation. There is no other like you. Building on anything else crumbles, fails, sags and falls away. No one else, only you. Amen.

Peace, Susan Hanson 

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