HS - Foundations - Final Week

Read Luke 6:46-49

In the final part of our Foundations series, we will see why it is so important to build your life on the right foundation. There are two possible outcomes of your life. First of all, you can have:

A Life that Is Secure & Enduring – In the last part of v.48 we read that in spite of the storm the house did not fall, “…for it was founded on the rock.” The wise man is inside his house sitting in comfort and security, even during the storm. Has anyone ever stayed at the beach to ride out a hurricane? I’ve heard of a few that have, and they said they would never do it again. Those who do stay in such a storm do so only because they have confidence that their house is well-built.

The spiritual application here is that true faith will endure the test of time. There is nothing that lasts but God. The one who has built his life on the solid foundation of Christ rests peacefully upon Him. Troubles come one after another, but they do not sweep him away. And even the flood of great devastation cannot rob the Christian of peace and security. On the other hand, look at the other outcome.

A Life that Is Insecure & Ends in Tragic Loss – In the last of v.49 we see that when the storm came to the house built on sand, “…immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” The furious rush of waters ate away at the sand underneath the house and undermined the whole house. And notice the result: “the ruin of that house was great.” This means that the whole structure fell so that the ruin was complete. Nothing was left standing.

Too many professing Christian have fallen away from following Christ. Many have fallen to temptation, & great was their fall. Others have fallen because of trials. This great fall will also describe many who find out too late that their life was not built upon the true foundation.

We have seen two builders, two buildings with two foundations, and two outcomes. The difference is not in the men who build; or in the materials with which they build; but in the foundation on which they build. All through the days of summer the buildings both appear to be the same.

This speaks so clearly of our character. On the outside things can look so good, so put together as if we have everything in life is going your way. But just wait. When the storms of temptation, trials, and hardships come, what will the two houses look like then? (Romans 8:31-39)

Build your life upon Christ and His Word, and no storm can wreck your life!

This is why the Bible is the most dangerous book on the earth. It is nothing like a novel, or entertainment weekly or USA Today. It does not just give you information but it holds you in to account. You will be judged by it words. When you are in the Word you hear truth and that truth can set you free and change your life. But if you simply listen and do not obey something happens to us inside. You develop a calloused heart. You harden your heart so much that the words come in and just bounce off.

Read Matthew 23:25-28

Things are not always as they seem. On the outside marriages can look good. Our relationships can look good and even when are in front of others it is easy to put our best foot forward making it seem that we have it all put together. But when the trials and storms come they reveal the foundation which we have built upon. So examine your life.

Do you desire, more than anything else, to obey the Word of Christ or do you live in disobedience and try to justify yourself? The validation of your foundation and the security of your foundation is found in a life of obedience.

*Adapted from TEAMeffort summer missions curriculum.