Matthew 7:24-27 “"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."”

Have you ever been driving down a road, any road, and seen a large truck towing a large flatbed trailer with a house on it? To be fair its a small house, or even part of a house, but the truck is still carrying a building. Why? Why is this small house being moved? The owners of the house wanted to move it. That is why. They purchased this house from a lot that was full of prefabricated houses and they wanted to move it to where they wanted their house to be “built.” The concrete had been poured and the foundation was prepared to receive this newly moved house.

Buildings can be moved from foundation to foundation. It takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work, but it can be done. Foundations, however, can not be moved; when you remove a foundation whatever was on it falls apart. The building can not last when the ground is unprepared for it. A proper foundation is required for a strong building.

We were all born having our lives founded on a sandy beach. The tides of life would come in and wash away whatever we had managed to build. We had a poor foundation. Yet when we realized God's love and accepted His grace and mercy, when we were saved, God came in with his mighty power and moved our frail little building to the right foundation, to Christ. With Jesus as our foundation, we are now able to survive any tempest – not only the small waves and tides but now the monsoons and hurricanes as well!

Jesus Christ is our foundation and we can never forget that. All we have built into our lives must be supported by Him or else it cannot stand. Now that we have this firm foundation, we need to share it with those who still make futile attempts to build a life founded on shifting sands. We are glad because we have the strength of Christ as our base. How can we be so miserly to try and hoard this limitless strength and mercy from those who need it?

First we need to make certain that every aspect of our lives are built on Christ. After we have our own lives fully and firmly rooted in Jesus then we can begin to share and show His strength to those in need.

Firm on the Rock I stand, Jesus, my Lord,
Held by Thy mighty hand, Jesus, my Lord.
Filled with Thy love divine, O what a joy is mine!
I am a child of Thine, Jesus, my Lord.