“FOUNDATION!”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 690

July 2, 2024///

There is a children’s song that says:

The wise man built his house on the sand and the foolish man built his house on the rock and when the storms came the wise man’s house stood because it was on a good foundation, but the foolish man’s house came tumbling down.

The children’s song had a lot of cute motions to it and was taken from the scripture that says exactly that!

Luke 6:48–49 (KJV 1900)

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.

This is referring to those who accept Jesus as savior and live for him vs those whose foundation is self, success, or just talking like a Christian but not having a heart change!

I ask you this morning: what are you building your life on!

You can attend every service at church, say the right words and seem to be a follower of Christ, but if you are not changed from the way you were before, a real change, you should examine yourself to see what your foundation is!

You understand I am not talking about perfection, but a heart that Loves Jesus and desires to live in a way to draw others to Him and to have a real solid foundation that declares with the apostle Paul that “none of these things move me”!

We all know those who claim to be a Christian and talk the talk but do not walk the walk and when trouble and adverse situations come their way, they are blown down like the big bad wolf blew the house of straw down.

A good foundation keeps our houses or apartments, etc. steady when the rains and storms come most of the time but when we have given our heart and lives to the Lord Jesus, He will keep us steady and standing all the time!

As we meditate on what the Bible says about His Love and Care for us and we give all we are and all we are not to His Lordship and direction, we may be shaken when things happen in this world or our lives, but we will stand.

I wanted to share my thoughts on this because we see many who are all in for God the Creator one day and are all out of the right way the next.

If your heart is not toward God and living for Him and walking right, I would examine whether my foundation was steadfast and sure!

I personally cannot imagine trying to navigate this thing called life without knowing who holds tomorrow and placing my trust in the Lord God Almighty!

The world we are living in is getting shakier and shakier and I praise God that my hope and trust are in Him and not in the things on this earth!

Maybe you never received Jesus as your personal Savior. I ask you just like I ask a Jehovah’s’ Witness who came to our door many years ago.

“What if the Christian view of Eternity if right?”

I ask you today to consider your foundation. Is there a lack of a relationship or a supposed relationship with Jesus. Or are you growing by the Bible and prayer and making your foundation stronger and stronger.

I have no idea what will happen the rest of today, tomorrow or in our life but I know who is already there and holds all my tomorrows in His hand.

Make sure your foundation is in Jesus and is strong and growing stronger!

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Father, in Jesus’ name I come. I thank you that when our foundation is our relationship with you and the knowledge of your word, we can be strong in the face of adversity and we can face every situation with the Peace of you Lord, that the world cannot understand nor give. Forgive us when we look to any other foundation other than you! Keep us safe in your protection. Amen!

Check your foundation! Love, MeMaw!