Mathew 7: 25 ‘And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.-
DAILY READING; • Ephesians 3; Ezekiel 7, Isaiah 42
In October 2018, Mexico Beach, Florida, was hit by Hurricane Michael.
The hurricane destroyed most of the homes on the beachfront. But amid the Media coverage of this sprawling wreckage, stood out an amazing sight.
In the midst of the devastation and destruction, a three-story building stood tall, largely untouched and gleaming in the sun.
The iconic picture of this house that survived the hurricane soon went around the world.
As many people marveled at its resilience, further media reports revealed that the building had survived because the owners had designed it to high standards. At every point during the building, the owners went above the required code. The Florida state code required that houses be built to withstand 120 mph winds, but the house was built to withstand about 240 to 250 mph winds.
Understandably, the extra steps taken to hurricane-proof the house made building it a bit more expensive. During the construction, the owners had been criticized for spending much money on the building, but in the end it was well worth it. When hurricane Michael struck, flattening and destroying other houses, this house built to high standards survived and stood tall, unscathed, amidst the destruction.
Likewise, the extra mile we go spiritually, to ensure our lives are built upon the solid rock of God’s Word, will always be worth it. When you invest in laying a strong biblical foundation, it will ensure you always survive life’s storms. While others may fall, you will rise and where others may perish, you will flourish.
Our growing spiritually means building our lives on the solid foundation of God’s Word. It means growing spiritual muscles by feeding on the strong meat of the Word. As sons of God, we must indeed pay the extra spiritual price to ensure we are built to last. And this we do through, spending time in fasting, praying, worship, diligent study of Scriptures and obeying the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The time you spend in such spiritual exercises is never wasted. It will ensure you have spiritual strength within you to constantly overcome in life.
Spiritually lazy people who build on shallow foundations of carnality, will in times of challenges, find themselves full of fear and panic.
The truth is that the battles of life have no timetable. Therefore do not wait for trouble to arrive before you begin to seek God fervently. Rather make it a daily habit to deliberately, lay up God’s Word in your heart to ensure strong faith dominates your life. Such solid faith is what will make you an overcomer in every situation, because faith is the victory that overcomes the world.
Building on the rock is the best flood insurance you can invest in. When you’ve built your life on the foundation of Christ, you have nothing to fear. No matter what comes your way, you will always overcome. Indeed when you stand on God’s Word, you can never fall.
PRAYER: Lord please help me to always build my life on the strong foundation of Your infallible Word.. Grant me the grace to pay the necessary price to store up Your Word in my heart. By Your grace, no matter what comes my way, I shall never fall in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
God’s Word is evelr unchanging, changing everybody who truly comes in genuine contact with it. – WORDBITE 222.
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