Not long ago, a friend of mine had a minor disaster at her house. Years of pressure caused the foundation wall in their basement to cave in. In just minutes, the basement was filled with dirt, mud and water. That was bad enough, but the worst was yet to come. The loss of stability to the foundation wall caused floors to buckle and sheetrock and plaster to crack on that side of their house.
In hearing about my friend's experience, I found out there are people who make their living repairing the kind of damage done to sagging houses when a foundation wall gives way. They come in and jack up the house and then replace the failed foundation with one that will not give way. They can literally give a house a new foundation.
I didn't know that. I guess I always thought that you had one shot at building the foundation -- when you first build the house -- and if the foundation failed, the house was pretty much a goner.
What a wonderful illustration of what God can do! If our lives are built on a faulty foundation, God can replace it with a firm foundation -- Jesus Christ. If your family is built around a foundation that fails, God can replace it with the Solid Rock.
What about your church? Jesus Christ is, as the hymn writer put it, "The Church's One Foundation." He is the Rock that will not fail and cannot be moved. But, as most of us have observed at one time or another, it is possible to try to build a church on shifting sand.
Is your life built around relationships and material goods? They will come and go. Is your family built on the world's value system? It will change. Is your church built around the fellowship you share and the people who attend and lead? People will let you down, but Jesus will never fail you.
Is your house sagging? I know someone who specializes in propping up sagging houses and giving you a new foundation! Let Him do that in your life, your family, your church today!
By
Alan Riley
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