Thought for the day 25
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Do you remember building sandcastles on the beach? Or maybe you built big holes that could be chairs or perhaps you buried a family member in the sand??
To build something that stood firm you had to have the right type of sand. Very dry sand wouldn’t form into a shape and extremely wet sand got stuck inside the bucket!! And then when you tried to add layers or stones it all crumbles down!
In the bible, there’s a story about the wise man building his house on the rock, rather than the sand. The illustration is that the sand isn’t sustainable to take the building - unlike the rock that can withstand the weight of the building and the elements that are thrown onto it.
We are encouraged to build our lives on the rock - Jesus - so they are solid and resilient to what we go through. With God as our foundation and protector, our lives can become solid, protected and with stand the work of the enemy.
So just take a moment to reflect what (or who) your life is built upon... and if it needs to change to the rock - that is,Jesus Christ - then take a moment to ask God to help you build your life in Him rather than your own way.
““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.””
Matthew 7:24-27 NKJV
Do you remember building sandcastles on the beach? Or maybe you built big holes that could be chairs or perhaps you buried a family member in the sand??
To build something that stood firm you had to have the right type of sand. Very dry sand wouldn’t form into a shape and extremely wet sand got stuck inside the bucket!! And then when you tried to add layers or stones it all crumbles down!
In the bible, there’s a story about the wise man building his house on the rock, rather than the sand. The illustration is that the sand isn’t sustainable to take the building - unlike the rock that can withstand the weight of the building and the elements that are thrown onto it.
We are encouraged to build our lives on the rock - Jesus - so they are solid and resilient to what we go through. With God as our foundation and protector, our lives can become solid, protected and with stand the work of the enemy.
So just take a moment to reflect what (or who) your life is built upon... and if it needs to change to the rock - that is,Jesus Christ - then take a moment to ask God to help you build your life in Him rather than your own way.
““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.””
Matthew 7:24-27 NKJV
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