Read Psalm 127:1-2
You may have had a problem building sand castles when you were a kid because you didn't understand the rising and falling tides. You may have been out there digging, scraping, and sculpting—trying to get this castle just right—when, all of a sudden, WHAM! Caves became waves, tunnels became funnels, moats became floats, and your Disney castle became Sea World.
Of course, the great thing about being a kid is that you didn't have to know any better. So you probably started building again. Your castle was stronger this time, fortified by five cool-looking shells, and your flip-flop sandals. And this time the construction lasted about five minutes before a wave crashed against it, and once again your castle melted into a sandy pile.
But you built again and again and again—trying to convince yourself that somehow you could make this waterproof structure out of sand and water. But as you know now, it just doesn't work.
Psalm 127:1 reminds us that it is no less futile to try to build a house, a marriage, a family, or a life without the Lord as our foundation and designer.
History is filled with people who have scraped, fussed, fought, and clawed through life, hoping to build their own water-resistant empire. But it never works. The tides of hassles, hurts, and other human hurricanes have a way of making our monuments look like puddles of childish miscalculations.
Think About It
Jesus said that every one of us will choose one of two construction plans for our lives: We will build our house upon the rock, or we will build our house upon the sand (take a moment and read Matthew 7:24-29). All around us we see people building little castles fortified with popularity, good looks, money, brains, and skill. Maybe you've even been tempted to look into one of these building plans.
Psalm 127 and Matthew 7:24-29 remind us that there is no future for a sand castle built next to a rising tide. We can fortify it again and again, but the end result will always be the same mound of frustration.
Pray About It
Lord, you are the master builder. Without your guidance, all of my scraping and clawing are in vain. Give me the wisdom to build my house upon the rock.
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I know my life is built on Jesus Christ. I know that I want Him to lead and guide me. But do I sometimes build parts on something else? I want Christ to be my all. I have to admit, I sometimes start projects without making Christ the starting point. I have worked on projects to only find them failing, then to realize I didn’t start with Jesus. Have you?
I was looking for my keys the other day. I looked and looked and looked. Then I realized that I started that project without asking Christ to be the foundation for the look. I stopped and asked Jesus to show me my keys, He knew I needed them and this was not so much selfishness as I needed to head out for ministry. I prayed and took a few minutes to just settle and let Jesus guide. You guessed it, I found my keys quickly.
Are you building your life on the Rock, Jesus the Christ? The first step is to ask His forgiveness and to invite Him into your life. After that we continually grow to be more like Him, including learning to allow Him to be a part of everything in our life.
Building on the Rock together,
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