…but god… Episode 143
Transcript
“Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and its collapse was great.”
Matthew 7:24-27 NASB2020
This parable regarding the building of your foundation upon the rock instead of the sand is very poignant. When Sharon and I moved to Texas we knew nothing of the different types of topography. We thought all foundations were built the same no matter the topography. However, We found that this was not the case. More so than many other places the ground is very diversified here in South Texas, some land is very rocky and built on solid foundations other ground that may be less than 5 miles away is very sandy and when the foundations are poured they must be reinforced well in order to make sure the foundations do not shift too much. Unfortunately, some builders cut costs and do not pour and reinforce. We bought the latter type. Now when we bought the home it was a brand new home, we saw what we thought were superficial cracks in the foundation. In hindsight we should have backed out of the purchase of the home. However, we did not and 4 years later those superficial cracks had become major foundation issues. Unfortunately, the foundation had not shifted enough for the builders 10 year warranty to kick in. So we decided to sell the house. Obviously we fully disclosed the foundation issues and we probably lost some $ on the sale of the house because of the foundation issues. Lesson learned make sure your house is built on the Rock!
So many lessons to be learned from both the parable and from our story about foundation. On the surface level our house looked nice and we could cover the cracks in the tile with area rugs and we could keep rehanging doors that were coming unhinged but those things were superficial, they would not last because at the end of the day our foundation was built on sand and was going to continue to deteriorate. We were blessed in that we were able to get out from that poorly built home.
Our walk with God should not be like that of a superficial foundation where we make it look good to the outside but underneath the surface it’s falling apart. We need Him to be our Rock. The way we do that is to truly intensely and intimately know Him. King David in Psalm 139 uses the word to know or “yada” in Hebrew. Yada means intimate knowledge; like long time married couples know each other. This is how David describes how God knows him. “Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I get up; You understand my thought from far away. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, Lord, You know it all. You have encircled me behind and in front, And placed Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot comprehend it.”
Psalms 139:1-6 NASB2020
Does God know you like that? Do you know God like that? The only way we get close to that type of intimacy with God is to build our foundation upon Him for He is our rock. Therefore, follow Him by listening to His words, doing as He says and thus building your foundation upon the Rock who is Christ the Lord.
Lord thank you for your unbelievable and amazing and awesome grace. Thank you for being patient with me. Please help me to know you as you know me! Help me to keep building upon you my rock, my cornerstone and my fortress. Help me to follow you and do your will through the power of the Holy Spirit In Jesus name we pray, Amen…
Shalom Shalom Blessings and Press In and Press On!
Hosted by Chad McBeam
