FOUNDATIONS!!!

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 347
September 26, 2017

My mind is on foundations today!  Webster gives the following definitions!!

FOUNDATION:
1)a basis upon which something stands or is supported
2)an underlying base or support; especially :the whole masonry substructure of a building
3)a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid

Our country is founded on the foundation of freedom, our Faith is founded on the Lord Jesus, and our buildings and structures are should be founded on solid connections to the ground.

A building can be an amazing structure with windows and beauty abounding, but if the foundation was not laid correctly it will sag and crumble with time or it will buckle under the storm.

It is not what you see that makes it strong.

The trees that bend and do not break in the storms and the wind are the ones whose roots go way down. I started to research the trees with the deepest roots and the information is unending. Suffice it to say trees with good roots stand the test of time.

The Word of God tells us that it is our Spiritual Foundation that makes us strong and able to stand the test of time. Our Spiritual Foundation allows us to go through the storms and still be standing at the end.

Luke 6:47-49 (KJV)
47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

When we hear with our ears about a Savior who died in our place, it sounds good and may give us a good feeling but until it gets deep down into our very Spirit it is only good sounding words.

We must receive and believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God and then we must study the instruction book (the Bible) and follow it for our foundation to be solid and able to weather the storm.

If we stop and believing and receiving and never grow in the knowledge of the instructions and promises of the Lord God Almighty we will not be strong when life throws us a curve and problems are pounding on every side. We will crumble because our life is built on shallow ground.

1 Corinthians 3:11 (KJV)
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:19 (KJV)
19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

I ask you today: what foundation is your life built on? The foundations of the world systems will crumble but the foundation of Jesus Christ is sure and will never fail.

If you have a security system in your house, it may fail, but the Foundation of the Lord Jesus Christ is the Security that will never fail.

I encourage you today, build your Life Foundation on that which is eternal.
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Father, my heart is so grateful that we can trust in you and your foundation will never fail. We are your workmanship and we are created to serve you and allow your love to flow through all that we do. Anoint each of us with the wisdom to build our lives on the true foundation. Let us walk with confidence and peace in this life filled with turmoil. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen

Build your life on the sure foundation!
Love, MeMaw