Our Foundation

May 27, 2008

By Gary Rogers

If the integrity of a foundation is compromised through faulty materials or insufficient undergirding or poor construction techniques, the entire building suffers. Cracks develop in walls and ceilings, doors refuse to shut, floors become uneven, and even major structural collapse can result from a weak foundation.

“When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3, NIV). When we build our lives on foundations subject to erosion, the outcome is a collapse. We need a solid foundation in life. We need a means by which we can live strongly, securely and immovably in the face of adversity.

Where do we find such a foundation? In Christ.

“[Jesus] said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

“Simon Peter answered and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’

“Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Blessed are you, Simon Bar-jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven’ ” (Matthew 16:15-19, NKJV).

Our profession and belief in Jesus becomes our foundation. It is upon our profession of Jesus being the Christ, the Son of the living God that we experience a constant source of stability in life. When foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do? The answer is, “We stand firm on our Rock, Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.” This is our foundation! This is how a Christian faces adversity and remains strong and stable. The integrity of our lives is only as sound as our foundation, and there is no greater foundation than Jesus Christ.

— Gary Rogers is senior pastor of First Assembly of God in Coweta, Okla.