So recenty I have had a bit of a revelation....or an epiphany (and yes I do know what that means).
I've realised that things done in human strength are futile. When we try to achieve things ourselves, they (a) either crumble and fall or (2) may last for a while and seem successful, but will eventually crumble and fall. Only things built upon the foundation of the Lord will stand firm and endure the test of time, things done in Gods strength are ETERNAL and EVERLASTING.
It's the same with those who seek satisfaction in life in anything but Jesus. When we seek fulfillment in anything other than God (whether it be money, pleasure, other religions, people, possessions, our skills), eventually these things crumble and fall. The Lord is the only thing that is firm, stable and solid in our world. God doesn't change, he is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. God is permanent, everything else is temporary.
I'd rather build on a permanant foundation, not one that will errode and fall away.
How about you?
"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete. LUKE 6:46-49
