Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Where to Begin
When I awoke this morning I was thinking about houses. My son has just purchased his first, and we have been working on it to get it move in ready. As I thought about houses in general it made me think about what happens when we build anew. Where would we begin?
A house has to start with a foundation. If there is something wrong with the foundation, the building is doomed because it is built on top of that. It occurred to me that we are just like that. We have to have a good and solid foundation or the rest of us, the building we call our life, will be doomed as well. So what should we be start with in us that will make the building we call our life to have the best chance at turning out to be something we can enjoy? Let me start with a hint – It’s not a good job, or a spouse that’s perfect, kid’s that don’t act up, or a boss that treats you with respect. These are all great things to experience in our life, but they are not the first thing, the foundation. What is the foundation?
Jesus. In the time I have been writing these short messages, these daily devotionals, I had not stopped to consider that someone reading these may not know this, that Jesus is the Rock, He is our foundation. We all need to lay that first foundation stone, calling out to Him, asking for His forgiveness, asking Him to cover us with the blood of His sacrifice, and giving our lives to Him as our Messiah, our Savior King. For those of us that have taken that first step, I suggest it is good at the start of each day to check out the foundation, to re-establish that right position with God in prayer. If you are someone that for whatever reason has not taken that step, or you just do not feel sure that you have received that newness of life in Jesus, won’t you do that today?
Prayer
Father, You have said to us that You so loved the people of the world that You gave up Your only begotten Son Jesus to die and be raised from the dead that we might have not perish but have life, and that more abundantly forever (John 3:16). Father, let me now pray for, and with, anyone that reads this that is uncertain. Jesus, You alone can save me from anything and everything, even from me. Please forgive me for my sins. Please be my King forever. In Jesus name. Amen.