Building a firm foundation in Christ requires patience, tenacity, and faith. The purpose of building a firm foundation cannot be overstated. Our walk with God should be unbreakable and unshakable if we want to walk with God. A walk that will withstand the storms, the trials, the challenges, and every thing else that comes along. A firm foundation is absolutely necessary.
Jesus expresses our need for firm foundation in Matthew 7:24-27,
“Therefore whoever hears these saying of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock. Everyone who heard these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and best on that house; and it fell -and great was its fall.”
Before any one can even begin to build a firm foundation, the truth about who Jesus is and what He has done must be engraved on their hearts to ensure consistent growth in the things of God.
Jesus is the reason we are here and all we will ever will be rests on Him. I was reading something somewhere that said “If you get Jesus wrong, it doesn’t matter what you get right.” A firm foundation in Jesus must be built, a love for the Word of God must be nurtured, along with its proper handling, because both will help to prevent the accepting of false teachings in your life.
If we are going to build a firm foundation in Jesus we must first learn to obey God continuously. Jesus has no equal. And choosing to remain hopelessly devoted to Him and Him alone will prove positive in your life.
In order to build a firm foundation in Jesus we need to anticipate that He will provide for our needs. The truth of God’s Word will get us closer to Him and we will find ourselves trusting Him. And trust builds confidence.
1 John 5:14-15 says,
“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He will hear us. And if we know that He heard us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” -1 John 5:14-15
Our needs naturally go from physical, to mental, and of course spiritual and in each case we can be sure the God will meet that need as we trust and have confidence in Him.
Never in my life would I have thought I would be more at peace than I am right now. There’s just a peace about knowing God has my back. And every problem in life He will provide my needs.
Building a firm foundation in Jesus requires patience, tenacity, and faith. Faith that is not in ourselves or in the things we do, but God alone. Because He is our foundation, Our Rock.
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