You never know the strength of your structure until the storm hits. Houses can look nice, strong and solid, but it is not until the winds howl against them and the waters rise to move them that you really know their strength or weakness. A structure that can take repeated blows from the weather and wind is a place where you can hang your hat.
The strength of any building, as all builders know, is the foundation. If it is well laid, then even a shoddy frame may stand. Foundation is everything. However, the thing about foundations is that they are usually hidden. That part of the structure is not the attractive part, and so many times, a home buyer is unaware of the strength of his place until the storm hits. Of course, if there are flaws, it may be too late to fix them.
We are passing through a big storm, but not without purpose. Life’s storms hit everyone, but lives built on the Rock (Matthew 16:16-19) will survive and will stand (Matthew 7:24-27).
God uses the storms of life to show us what we have and what needs to be shored up. So, how are you holding up?
There Stands a Rock
S.S. Journal
Some build their hopes on the ever-drifting sand, Some on their fame, or their treasure, or their land; Mine’s on the Rock that forever shall stand- Jesus, the Rock of Ages.
