Sunday, November 26, 2006
A FIRM FOUNDATION
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| Subscribe Unsubscribe Change E-mail View Archive A FIRM FOUNDATION Contributed by Marion Smith Nov 26, 2006 |
That parable can to my mind this week as I saw the importance of
doing this from a worldly viewpoint.
We built our home quite a few years ago and all construction seemed
to be in good order. The concrete foundation wall was poured in a
straight line to support the front of the house. There was a four-
foot projection beyond this wall, laid for the entry. As the years
passed, we noticed some settlement cracks in the mortar between the
bricks. Recently we decided to have that corrected. We hired a brick
mason to dig under the house and assess the situation. He discovered
that the four foot projection had not been laid on the foundation
wall- but only on sand and some other debris that the original
workers had left behind. As rain eventually seeped into that area,
the sand eroded away, moving and shifting the other debris. This had
caused the large settlement cracks in the mortar. The brick mason
had to dig deep, remove the old debris and pour cement in this area
to support this section of our home. Now we must wait until this
dries well and settles. Then we can do additional corrective work.
Just as this happened in the physical, the same can transpire in the
spiritual realm. We will experience trials and tribulations in this
life; of that we can be sure. It is imperative that our spiritual
lives are built on a firm foundation. This includes a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ, reading and believing God's Word,
living in a community of believers, and praying unceasingly. Then we
will have excellent support when difficult times invade our lives.
It is our Christian responsibility to help those around us,
especially our children, to build the firm foundation Jesus speaks
of in this parable. May we hearken to His Word this day.
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