“Therefore
everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a
wise man who built his house on the Rock. The rain came down, the streams rose,
and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it
had its foundation on the Rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and
does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on
sand. The rain came down, the streams rose and the wind blew and beat against
that house, and it fell with a great crash.” - Matthew 7:24-27
Have you
ever played the game Jenga? If you have, then you know the key is to keep the
foundation of the blocks intact because as soon as you remove the bottom blocks
the whole tower falls down. The same is true with our life, our relationship
with Jesus Christ. When we don’t keep Christ as the foundation in each and
every circumstance in our life it’s like removing the bottom blocks and things
in our life fall apart. Jesus had the above verse to say about our foundation.
I don’t know about you, but I sure want my house built on the Rock-Jesus
Christ!
I want to encourage you (“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in
fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11) to pray continually as this is
part of keeping Jesus Christ as your foundation. Invite the power of the Holy Spirit into
your life, each and every aspect and circumstance. In Acts 1:8 Jesus tells his
disciples that when He leaves a gift from God will ascend upon them, the gift
of the Holy Spirit. Wow! How wonderful that we get to have 24/7 access to God’s
Holy Spirit…amazing. But listen to what else God has to say about His Holy
Spirit in your life, Ephesians
3:16-21 “I pray that out of His glorious
riches He many strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner
being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I
pray that you, being rooted and established in Love [which is God], may
have power, together with all the saints to grasp how wide and long and high
and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses
knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
Remarkable! I am so excited that God will allow Christ to dwell in my inner
being!
Let’s
Reflect:
Is the
burning question then, “How do we keep our foundation in Jesus Christ?” It’s
not just one answer, because it takes more than just one thing, all of these
things work together and can’t be isolated. Let’s start off with some basics;
Prayer, studying God’s word (as it’s merely not enough to just read it),
fellowshipping with other believer’s and attending a bible based church on a
regular basis….just to name a few. I would encourage you to look up some
scripture this week that gives direction on these points.
PRAYER:
Dear Lord Jesus, I am amazed that you want to allow your Holy Spirit to dwell
in my inner being. Please give me clarity on my journey with you Jesus for me
to have the discipline and understanding on how I can continue to grow in Your
word and have a solid foundation built on You, my Rock and my Savior.
Be Blessed…Be Bold in the name of Jesus!
Suzanne Willliams
Link to weekly devotional page: http://sjchristianevents.com/jenga-anyone/
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