Luke 6:46-49 (ESV)
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
Explanation:
I recently went to a Marriage Conference in Pittsburgh with my husband put on by Jimmy Evans and the XO Marriage team. At this conference, a couple spoke about how important it is to have a foundational faith, to continually keep choosing obedience, and leaning into God for His wisdom and guidance through all of life. This will help you when something big comes your way. If you are anchored to God and you have a firm foundation in seeking Him, then you will be ready for the storms of life. The wife talked about how she and her husband had been obedient in all the things that this world had thrown their way, and when something rocked them, they would seek after God, and He was always faithful to walk with them through it. She then explained how last year they had their biggest storm yet in the 40 years they had been married: they lost their young adult daughter suddenly. This was a huge storm, but since they had been consistently building on the foundation of hearing God’s Word and doing God’s Word, they could withstand this crippling storm.
Friends, we need to be laying our foundation daily. We cannot be flippant about our walk with God. If you are anything like me, I tend to make excuses for myself and downplay my sin and my disobedience. “It’s not as bad as what most people are doing,” is what I tell myself. This is not the life that God wants for us. He wants us to have an abundant life, filled with blessing, and we receive God’s blessings by being obedient and faithful in building a strong foundation based on Him.
Action Step:
Stop for a moment and take a quick inventory: what do you think your foundation is? If you asked the people that are a part of your everyday life how your foundation is, what would they would answer?
Are you listening to God’s voice and doing what He says? Or are you brushing Him off? If you are the latter, take some time right now to repent, and to turn back to God in obedience.
Ask God if there is any area in your life that you are hearing His voice, but not doing what He asks. Spend some time asking God to help you be obedient.
Prayer:
Lord, thank You for Your word. Help me to take inventory in my life. I pray that You would help me be open to how You want to keep changing me to be more like You. Give me a humble heart and help me seek You and Your wisdom this week. Thank You for not leaving me in my disfunction, but always chasing after me to show me the blessing that You want to give. Amen.