FEBRUARY 9

1 CORINTHIANS 3:11

JESUS – THE BEST FOUNDATION!

 "What makes an earthquake start?" asked Tuan Hin when he heard a news report on the car radio after school one day. It told about the clean-up efforts in an area where an earthquake had recently occurred.

"Well, there are some places in the earth’s crust that have a certain type of split, called a fault," explained Dad. "Sometimes the sides of the fault shift against each other, and that causes the earth to vibrate, or tremble. When they move against each other hard enough, it may even shake so much buildings crumple."

Jason, a neighbor boy who was riding with them, frowned. "Can that happen here?" he asked fearfully. He imagined his own house tumbling down. "No worries there - according to geological maps, we in Singapore are not living near any major faults in the earth’s crust," said Dad. "Since we’re living on a more solid foundation, we’re not likely to experience an earthquake."

"Good!" exclaimed Jason. "I’m glad our house is on solid ground!" Tuan Hin’s father nodded."So am I,"he agreed.He smiled at Jason,"But do you know that we need to build our lives on a solid foundation, too? That’s even more important than having our homes built on a rm spot in the earth’s crust."

The two boys looked at each other. ey grinned as they started to sing. " The wise man built his house upon the rock...."

"Last verse," said Tuan Hin, and Dad joined in as they sang, "So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ...."When they nished,Tuan Hin grinned at his dad. "Just last week in church, we had a lesson about the wise man who built his house on a rock," said Tuan Hin.

"And as Christians, we’re like the wise man," added Jason, "because we’re building our lives on Jesus."

" That’s right," agreed Dad. "Jesus is our firm, strong foundation, and God can hold us steady even when things in life seem all shook up. We can trust Him with every part of our lives."

Thought: Have you chosen the Lord Jesus as the foundation for your life? Are you sure you make decision based on Him as the foundation? Or do you make decisions and act as if you are your own foundation?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, remind me that only Jesus is the foundation that will withstand all the trials of life. And He will help me avoid a spiritual earthquake! May I learn to build my life on solid ground – the Rock, Christ Jesus. In His precious name – amen.