How’s Your Foundation? | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | January 4, 2023

How’s Your Foundation? | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | January 4, 2023

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. Matthew 7:24,25

Jesus often spoke in parables, using real-world examples in life to display timeless truths. The wise and foolish builders in Matthew 7 are examples of a physical device being applied to something spiritual. A house needs a strong foundation in order to keep standing; especially during times of storm and wind. A foolish builder put his house on a foundation of sand; something not able to withstand the long haul. A wise builder put his house on a foundation of rock; something that held up even when the elements beat against it.

In projecting ourselves into a new year, can we see that this very simple aspect of “foundation” is a necessary consideration? What is it that our lives are founded upon? What do we come back to when life gets hard? If it isn’t Jesus, it won’t sustain us and it will crumble. No one wishes for hardship or difficulty. But we have no guarantees in this life. What is guaranteed is that the Lord will be with us and will never leave us nor forsake us. He is the foundation worth having. All wise builders choose solid rock over sinking sand!

Question for today: A new year is a good time to examine priorities. Is my life grounded upon the word of God?

Pray: Lord examine my foundation and remove any part that is not of You. I want my life to be build on the rock.

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