I was reading a great new book (“Whatever the Cost”
by David and Jason Benham) and ran across a marvelous analogy (you know I’m a sucker for stories). Ravi Zacharias (famed Christian apologist) visited the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University. On the way to Dr. Zacharias’ lecture, the driver stopped to show him the facility, proudly saying it was America’s first postmodernist building. He said the architect designed the building with no particular purpose in mind. There were stairways that went nowhere. There were pillars that supported nothing. He explained that the building was designed to reflect life, which has no meaning and purpose. Dr. Zacharias pondered a moment, then wisely asked, “Did he do the same with the foundation?”
As a realtor and property manager, I absolutely understand how important a solid foundation is to a structure. When cracks appear, doors stop closing, locks stop locking, you can bet a foundation may be shaky. You can fix the problems you see all day long, but if you don’t fix the source of the problem (i.e. foundation), you’re wasting money.
The same is true with our spiritual foundation. Let’s not fool ourselves. We live in shaky and turbulent times and we need the strength of our firm foundation (God) to get us through. The strength of our foundation is proven time after time when it’s tested by the harshness of life. When God sends the storms, will your foundation stand the test?
“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.” Ephesians 2:19-22
Tagged: purpose and calling, scripture
