Isaiah 28:16 Therefore, this says the Lord God: See, I am laying a stone in Zion, a stone that has been tested. A precious cornerstone as a sure foundation; he who puts his faith in it shall not be shaken.
This me reminds me of a song I learned when I was young, in our summer religion camp.
“Peter built the church on the rock of our faith; his banner over me is love.”
That ‘rock of our faith’ is Jesus. The church was built on our faith that Jesus is the Savior, the son of God and God is our father, almighty, all-knowing, ever present. The very center of our being should always be focused on God, just as the very center of church is focused on Jesus and his death for us.
I have friends whose houses are starting to show signs of foundation problems. They are noticing some cracks in the walls. Cracks in basements or bottoms of the walls are because of water pressure impacts. Other issues of foundation problems are sinking or upheaval foundation, doors that stick or don’t open properly, gaps around window frames, sagging floors, a damp crawl space, or even cabinets separating from the walls.
If you think about it, each one of these actual foundation problems can be used figuratively in our lives. If we don’t have a good foundation in our life, we will begin to see cracks caused by external pressure. Parts of our lives will seem to start to sink. We will come upon things that are hard to get through or we can’t seem to get out of because we are stuck. We will start to feel the calls of those consumed by the world, trying to fill our heads with empty promises. We will just start to feel in a slump, like our world is beginning to fall apart.
Being in the world, it is easy to let ourselves get consumed by the world. It is easy to start having good days, and forget who gave them to us. The world is full of empty promises and lies. Nothing can hold us steady like our solid foundation from which we were built. Nothing in the world is permanent. We all wither away at some point. The greater question, instead of “does this make me happy now,” should be, “does this make God happy?” Because he is the one in control of our eternal destination. With our mind focused on Jesus, with keeping Jesus as our one, true foundation, our future will be built strong and firm.
Lord, thank you for giving us your son to build your church on. Thank you for always calling us back home. Thank you for the freedom we here in America have to worship you freely. Thank you for all our blessings. Amen.
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