DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- OUR SURE FOUNDATION

Dad's Ramblings – OUR SURE FOUNDATION

"If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?" (Psalm 11:3)

Have you ever felt like the bottom has been knocked out from under you? Everything you have believed lies in shambles at your feet. Your faith has been shattered.

David had experienced this. At times, he was overwhelmed. In those times, he prayed, "When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I" (Psalm 61:2b).

This psalm begins in verse 1 with the bedrock foundation: "In the LORD I put my trust." David's faith was not based on his experience. It rested securely on the fact that "The LORD is in His holy temple. The LORD's throne is in heaven" (vs. 4). He is not limited or controlled by what is happening on earth. He is over all and that is a secure foundation of faith.

If I believe in God only when things are going well, there will surely come times when things do not go well. In those dark times, the foundation of my faith will crumble if it is this-world centered. Only faith based soley on God's immutable unchangeable sovereignty will get me through.

Jesus gave a parable that contrasted the difference. He said that people whose faith is built on the sand will be washed away when the storms come. The only secure foundation of faith is on the Solid Rock. That faith will endure the floods that dash against our foundation (Matthew 7:24-27).

The Church's one foundation is Jesus Christ, the Lord. He is the Rock that will never change nor crumble. Our faith is secure in Him.

Love, Dad