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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.
Then Hannah prayed and said:
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord's; upon them He has set the world.
1 Samuel 2:1, 8b
This ends this reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.
Everything in creation has some foundation to it…something that supports it and keeps it standing. When we look at a structure, a strong foundation allows that structure to keep from collapsing and falling. When we look at anything else, the same principle applies. The good news for all creation is found in our scripture…that the foundations of the earth have come from one awesome, almighty Creator…the Lord. And He has set the world and everything in the world on that foundation.
If this weren’t amazing enough, consider that the Lord made everything in creation in just six days! (Genesis 1-2:1) He created the foundations of the earth and set the world upon them during that time. And then, He set out to lay down the foundations for living for all of His children.
These foundations for living needed to be established on a base and that solid base was built using a holy, blessed Capstone…a Stone that the builders rejected (Psalm 118:22) which ended up being the Author of our salvation and our reason for living, both now and in the future. That Capstone was none other than Jesus Christ.
Indeed, God sent His Son to live and walk among His people, teaching them then and still teaching today how to live a life of righteousness…a life that is built upon the standards of obedience and service and, above all, unconditional love for everyone. And God not only set His Son to teach us, to heal us and to lead us but He also sent Him to save us…to die on the cross to pay the price for our sins so we wouldn’t have to. And in dying for us, Jesus showed us the depth of the sacrifice required to be a servant of the Lord. In other words, Jesus set the foundational standard for all mankind…for all things.
So we are to build our own respective lives upon this Capstone…Jesus Christ. In fact, scripture further tells us this:
“…no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:11
There is no other acceptable way of building…and no other way to the Father except by way of the One who IS the Way and the Truth and the Life. (John 14:6) Given this, we should be ever seeking to learn more and more about the One through which we are building on…Jesus…the only true Foundation who was given to us by the Lord…the heavenly Father…the Maker of all foundations. And while we’re building, let us give thanks and praise for a Lord who loved us so much that He ensured we always would have support and a solid Rock to stand upon.
Truly…in Christ the Solid Rock we stand…all other ground is shifting sand. Amen.
In Christ,
Mark
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