Matthew 7:24-25

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

DAILY READING – Matthew 13:1-23; Leviticus 17-18; Proverbs 28

Skyscrapers are well-known for their deep foundations. The world’s tallest building, The Burj Khalifa opened in Dubai January 4, 2010. It is a staggering 2,717 feet tall, which is more than half a mile high. It stands double the height of the renowned Empire State Building and easily overshadows the previous world’s tallest building, Taipei in Taiwan which is but 1,671 feet tall. While most attention focuses on its height, perhaps the greater attention should be on the foundation. Without a solid foundation, the world’s tallest building could easily become the world’s longest pile of rubble. It took a whole year just to build the foundation, which extends 164 feet deep and lies on 58,900 cubic yards of concrete weighing over 120,000 tons! Such deep, strong foundation is needed to carry such great height.

As long as you have a good foundation, you can build as high as you like. You can’t build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you’re going to have a strong superstructure. To build high, you must first dig deep. So it is with our lives. We cannot be thinking of rising to great heights in life, without first laying a strong and deep foundation. Supporting any truly great life must be a solid foundation. Jesus said, “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” (Matthew 7:24-25).

For our lives to be truly unshakable, we must be held by the strong foundation of the Word of God. When storms come, it is only the houses built on solid foundations that stand. The Japan earthquake of March 2011 could have been far more destructive than it was, were it not for the nation’s stringent building codes and advanced structural engineering, which ensured deep foundations and massive shock absorbers. This prevented the energy produced by the earthquake from tearing many skyscrapers apart.

The depth of your foundation in the Word of God will ensure you are not torn apart when storms strike. The stream, rain, wind, in the parable of Jesus represents the storms of life. Life is full of such storms. Troubles and challenges will often come unexpectedly to test our foundations. A man will stand or fall based on his depth in the Word of God.

Often, people seem more occupied with building great heights with their lives while their spiritual foundation remains shallow. They pursue success, wealth and the good life, without first ensuring their spiritual depth. Success attracts enemies. After building a great success, all that can suddenly be sent toppling down by one spiritual attack. Their tall house falls because there was no spiritual strength built from the Word of God to resist and overcome such an attack.

One misfortune, one sickness, can wipe out everything a man has spent all his lifetime laboring to build. This is why Jesus asked, ‘what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet lose his own soul?’ It is our spiritual depths that sustain the heights we attain. And if the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? [The  Psalms 11]. Therefore, we must strive to build on a strong foundation.  To stand in the face of any challenge, build your life upon the strong foundation of the Word of God, so that no matter how you are shaken, you will never fall.

PRAYER; Lord, please help me to build my life on the strong foundation of Your Word, so that no matter what comes my way I can stand. 

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For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a Kingdom mindset, that thinks in line with the Word of God.  – WORDBITE 222.

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