1 Corinthians 3:11
The Jesus Foundation
11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
John 16:33
Jesus Reminds Us We Will Have Troubles in Life
33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
Luke 6:46-49
The Jesus Foundation
46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? 47 I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."
Troubles seem to regularly plague the world, as we read our headlines today and each day...We see cracked lives, and people with broken hearts...We see wars and ethnic battles...We see that people's emotions are often frazzled, with what is going on around them...Pain and suffering seems to be woven into everyone's life...There may not be suffering or grief today, but is just seems to be in our world lurking around...But there is hope...This is because there is One True Foundation in life...People who have put there belief in worldly things and not in the eternities of faith, hope, and love can get cracked, broken, and weak foundations...The moment when troubles strike these weak foundations they start to collapse....
St. Paul tells us that there is only one foundation in life and that is the life that is built with Jesus in mind and thought...When the flood and storms come as the troubles in one's life will surely happen, Jesus is there...For those who have put into practice His words they will have a solid foundation in their personal life...And even though their life gets shaky at times, He is there...
Jesus teaches us the eternities...Love, mercy, hope, our faith, forgiveness live on...They weather from the floods and the troubles in life will come...We do not need reminded of that...Those that can stand firm in Jesus have a foundation that is well built and weathers and understands that life will throw at them some troubles, grief, and trials...But the believer makes it through the storm and sees that even though their lives will include troubles they persevere on with Him by their side...
For the believer, belief in Jesus and His foundation makes sense as he looks around at today's global world...Jesus provides a positive moral framework that helps people live a more positive life after and during their trials...That in itself is a very good reason to follow Him through your life and build the One Foundation that is the Rock...Jesus gives us hope as we pray for comfort when the floods come...