Daily Devotional

Brought to you by Prayer Warrior Jonathan Vasgar

"What's Your Foundation?"

Verses: Matthew 7:24-27 "Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall."

Have you ever looked at footage on the news after a horrible hurricane has hit the coast? Notice how many of the homes are just flattened, totally, utterly destroyed. Every once in a while though, you'll see a home with little to no damage. Why is that? These homes are built on what is essentially sand. There is no foundation to put on these homes. While outwardly, they seem strong, it doesn't take much for them to be pushed over. A harsh tornado comes along and they are swept away. However, the houses built on a rock foundation can withstand much, much more. They can stand side by side in a hurricane, but their foundation will not allow them to fall. They may lose their roof, they may have a few broken panes of glass, but their foundation prevented them from collapsing.

So often our lives are just like that. We build our lives on our jobs, on our friendships with others, our love lives, our hobbies, our dreams, and our desires. Yet, here, Jesus tells us to not make those our focus. Our focus should be on the one who is our rock. When we put our faith in Jesus, we are planting our spiritual 'house' on a rock that will NOT fail. We are putting down the right foundation. This doesn't mean we won't be hurt, not at all. We are human, we will fall. The Psalmist noted in Psalm 37:23-24 'The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds [him with] His hand.' See, when your foundation is Christ, you will never collapse entirely. He's got you. You may be battered, bruised, bleeding. But, He'll pick you up and set you on your way again.

Mark my words, storms of life will come. Sometimes, it seems like they are never ending. But, Jesus says, "Peace, be still." Even though the waters outside are raging, all's calm inside. After all, you have Him living in you, you have nothing to fear. Those who are without Jesus, you are facing a fearful journey. Why not put your trust in a rock. Look at the sand you are standing on. The minute it hits, where will you go? You won't find peace in a bottle, just more turmoil. You won't find peace in your job, that's just endless chasing of the almighty dollar. You won't find peace in a relationship, people will let you down. You know it's true. Jesus is the ONLY answer to your problems. He's the rock. The wind can howl all around you, but if you are on the rock, you will stand firm.