Foundations are obviously important. One of of Kids Klub songs is ‘The Wise Man and the Foolish Man.’ It is a simple story of the gospel parable who two men. One built his house on a soft, sandy foundation. The other built his house on a solid rock. When the storms came the house on sandy foundation collapsed while the house on the rock stood firmly.
The picture could not be any clearer. Whatever we seek to do in life needs a solid foundation.
The Rock of Cashel in about 90 minutes from where we live. It is an ancient church and castle built on an outcropping of rock down in County Tipperary. It was built over a thousand years ago. It is quite the imposing image as you drive up to it. The castle and church are standing today because of the tremendous rock that they are built. They have stood the test of time because their foundation give them strength.
If we are going to do any kind of work for God we need to remember that we are wasting our time if we are building it on any foundation but Christ. We waste our time if we build on fame or riches or tradition or church names or music styles or denominational labels our own own ability or anything. Like Cashel our strength comes from our foundation.
If it is not Christ, our solid Rock, we stand – all other ground in sinking sand.
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