From the Pulpit: God's Son is our solid rock

My younger brother Lowell met his future wife Dacia when they were both 13. They dated in high school and after graduation were married. Lowell built a small cabin for their first home. It was very cute, nestled in some woods up in a valley. 

Over a year later, our family was gathered for dinner at our parents’ home. It was a dark and rainy winter night, and it had rained hard all day. As we were eating, Lowell received a phone call regarding his house. A mud slide had pushed their cabin off its foundation. A large parking lot had filled with water, above the house. The hill collapsed, sending a wall of water right at their house. The cabin would have been in the creek except for a large tree stopping it. I called a friend to help who had a school bus he was converting. With two dozen friends, the place was emptied of their belongings in one hour. 

In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus shares about dealing with the power of water in “Matthew 7:25(NLT) Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.

Of course, what this passage is talking about are the storms of life. We all get hit with challenges and situations where life can get out of control. We can barely hold on and trouble seems to keep growing and getting worse. At times, it almost appears that it will never end. 

At those moments, knowing God, trusting Him, and putting all our faith in Him IS our solid rock. He is the only One that can really give us sure footing in the right direction. When we admit that God is greater than any of our problems––when we admit we’re not in control and only He is––it is then we find our secure foundation! Our future is set with Him for eternity.

God gave us His Word to know who He is. He offers salvation to us through Jesus Christ. God created us to have a personal relationship with Him. Like the cabin suddenly being taken off its foundations and sliding down the hill, so our lives can slide into eternity without Him if we ignore God’s rescue plan. His Son is our solid foundation ––embrace His love and look to Him––your solid rock! 

Matthew 7:24(NLT) “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.