To get to my main point, please allow me to take you on a short detour to tell a true story.
I used to live in a small town near Frederick, Maryland. On an otherwise normal day the local news station reported that the major North-South highway in the region was shut down. It simply collapsed into empty space, which eventually became a hole measuring 14-feet by 20-feet wide and 35-feet deep.
As it turns out, the ground under the roadway contained a large amount of limestone. Over time rain and groundwater dissolved the limestone. Without the limestone the ground fell away. Had it not been for an attentive State Trooper, the collapsing roadway could have created accidents, injury, even deaths.
Back To My Original Point...
The happy ending to the story of the Three Little Pigs revolves around the solid construction of the house. Unfortunately, the author misses the point that the ground upon which the house is built is even more important than the house itself.
You can build a solid house, ready for the strongest winds, capable of handling most earthquakes, shored up in case of most high waters, but if the ground underneath does not provide a firm foundation, your house is going to crumble.
What does this have to do with the Bible and you?
What do you base decisions upon? How do you handle the struggles of life? How do you comfort others? Are these based upon your feelings, or your perception of how others construct sweet-sounding sentences that put another at ease for a time?
Feelings quickly fade, and can lead you astray. You can be sincere, only to discover that you are sincerely wrong.
Words can distract or even comfort for a time. But once the calming affect of the words have passed, the struggle or pain remains.
The Bible says that God's Word (which is accurately recorded in the Bible) is true, profitable for teaching, profitable for equipping, and makes people wise. The Bible is also a lamp that lights the way for our life.
"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work." - 2 Timothy 3:16-17
"Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth." - John 17:17
"The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple" - Psalm 19:7
"Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path." - Psalm 119:105
What better qualifications could you think of for a solid foundation for life than truth, training, equipping, perfect work in restoration, and a guide?
The Bible is the firm foundation that each of us need in our lives to ensure that we can relish the good times and are prepared to weather the hardest times.
But wait... there is a catch!
God's promises are for the believer. What does that mean?
This means that if you have not humbled yourself, turned from sin, and surrendered to Jesus Christ as Lord, then you are an enemy of God. You are storing up wrath against yourself for Judgment Day and for all eternity. (John 3:36, 2 Thessalonians 1:9)
if you have repented of your sins, put your full trust and faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, then your sins are covered. God's promises for the New Testament believer apply to you, and you can take full confidence in them. You have a Firm Foundation upon which you can build your faith and confidence.
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"In the Lord I take refuge;" - Psalm 11:1 |
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