Christ, Our Solid Rock

Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.
Psalm 102:25

Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom.
All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever!
Psalm 111:10

Two lingering questions are yours—and only yours—to answer:

Is the foundation beneath your life absolutely solid? If it is on Christ, the Rock it is. If not, it isn’t.

Is the life you are building eternally reliable? Storms are sure to come, bringing a downpour of difficulties that will test the materials you are using. If your life is solidly and squarely resting on Christ, you will ride out the storm, not fearing the flood. If not, the sand will ultimately give way, your life will collapse, and you will sink.

You must understand that I write out of great passion . . . and perhaps in doing so, I have failed to communicate a dimension of the living God that makes His message so appealing. It is His love. He does not stand aloof from us, pointing and shouting words of condemnation. Rather, He reaches back to us with open arms, offering His strength in place of our weakness. He desires to help us in our struggles, to rescue us from sinking, and to bring us to safety. I repeat, it is His all-conquering love that refuses to let us sink and drown.

If you are only hearing and reading truth, you are not prepared for life’s storms. In this information era it is easy for us to become fascinated by more and more words, interested in intriguing concepts—and making the process of gathering data an end in itself rather than acting upon the truth that is presented. Divine truth is given not to satisfy idle curiosity, but to change lives . . . not to lull us to sleep in church, but to equip us for today and ready us for eternity.

If your foundation is sure, no storm will cause your life to collapse. The rains of adversity will fall, no question about it. That’s life. The floods of misery and heartache will rise, for sure. No one can dodge such harsh realities. And the winds of pressure will howl, threatening both your security and your sanity. But the good news is this: Your life will not collapse. Christ came to be believed in, not simply studied and admired.