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 – Acts 15:1-21; Joshua 23-24; Job 32

The The Burj Khalifa is not only the tallest building in the world, it’s also home to the highest observation deck, swimming pool, elevator, restaurant, and fountain in the world. The Burj Khalifa which opened in Dubai January 4, 2010, 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. It uses an acrophobia inducing elevator, which travels at speeds roughly 40 miles per hour (65 kilometers per hour) and is able to reach the top of the building in about 2 minutes.

While most attention focuses on its height, however much more important is its foundation. 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.

The truth is that to build high, you must first dig deep. You must have a solid foundation if you’re going to have a strong superstructure. So it is with our lives. We cannot be thinking of rising to great heights in life, without first laying a strong and deep spiritual foundation. Foundation begins everything.  A solid foundation will guarantee a glorious future. One thing is sure the depth of your foundation will determine the height at which you will scale in life. No foundation No height.

For our lives to be truly unshakable, we must be held by the strong foundation of the Word of God and prayers.

In Matthew 7:24-25 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”.

The depth of your spiritual foundation 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 and commitment to a fervent prayer life.

Anyone who pursues success, without first ensuring a deep spiritual depth runs a great risk. Success attracts enemies. All that great success, can suddenly come toppling down by one spiritual attack. It is our spiritual depths that sustain the heights we attain in life. And if the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? [The  Psalms 11].

For us to see the glory of God this year, we must pay serious attention to our spiritual life. To stand in the face of any challenge, we must build our lives upon the strong foundation of the Word of God and fervent prayers, so that no matter what comes our way, we will never fall.

PRAYER: Lord, Thank You for fresh fire on my prayer altar and renewed appetite for Your Word. Please help me to build my life on the strong foundation of Your Word, so that no matter what comes my way I will always stand in Jesus Name.

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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.