Our Firm Foundation

 

     Where do you place your faith? …In yourself? …In your spouse? …In your ability to complete the tasks of the day? …In the doctor? …In the pilot? Even if we have enough faith to get through our days, trusting in the people and the circumstances around us, there remains a nagging uncertainty, along with the “what if’s?”

     We just don’t have complete control. A storm hits. The wind blows in a new direction. The seasons change. We age. A loved one dies. There is an accident. A diagnosis. A loss. A hurt. Put Jesus in control. Listen to His words for you, believe them, and put them into practice. Place all of your faith in Him.

“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 built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house and it fell with a great crash.” Matthew 7:24-27

      Don’t allow the storms of life to crush you. Jesus will walk with you. He protects and strengthens. Place your faith in the Rock. He is steadfast, immovable, firm and protective. All other ground is sinking sand.

Jesus,

You are our firm foundation through life. When the storms hit, You are there, in the midst of them. Through the raging waters, You are there. Through the devastation and loss, You are there. You are there eternally. We place our faith in You.

Amen