Being raised in Florida, I learned early in life the importance of having a good foundation. We would have these pop-up thunderstorms that would drop one to two inches of rain in the course of half an hour. We found that if we built something in the wrong place, it would be washed away if it were not anchored down solidly.
Since I have come to Christ, I have found that buildings are not the only things that need good foundations. People need them, too. Without foundations for our values and beliefs, we can get washed away in the storm. When the pressure comes, we will take the course of least resistance. Many times this direction leads to personal tragedy. The wreckage of broken families and ruined lives testify to the lack of a foundation for basic values that we find in our generation.
Christ offers us a firm foundation on which to build our lives. He offers bedrock upon which to draw a sure sense of moral direction in these turbulent times. He offers a pattern of life that has proven relevant and fulfilling throughout the ages. An old hymn begins with the question “Will your anchor hold in the storms of life?” Is your foundation built on the rock or on shifting sand? “Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of Mine and puts them into practice shall be like a wise man who built his house upon a rock. The rain descended and the winds blew, and beat upon the house; and it fell not for it was built upon the rock.” Matthew 7:24-25.
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