Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Building a foundation


A lot of children begin their study of the Bible with passages like Matthew 7:24:27: “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”

A good foundation takes a lot of high-quality material to build. If you go cheap, the foundation will suffer. A spiritual foundation takes a lot to build too. You do it through careful study, like Timothy. Remarking about Timothy, Paul said, “And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15). This kind of devotion takes a strong attitude toward the Bible, like what was seen with the psalmist. Psalm 119:97 says, “O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”

Just like the foundation of a structure can be ruined, so can a spiritual foundation. Sin can crack a spiritual foundation. How can we keep from the damaging effects of sin? Again, turn to the word! “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee” (Psalms 119:11). Keep your foundation in great shape, and it will anchor you for life and eternity.

Kyle Campbell

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