Unshakeable foundations...
I'm speaking at our Thursday morning Ladies Bible study this week, and the following verses, from THE MESSAGE, jumped out at me.
Matt 7:24-27
"These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit — but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.
"But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don't work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards."
The graphic images of the last few weeks made it very relavent. If we do not rely on God, our lives, too, can collapse like a house of cards.
All the panic engendered by the so-called "fuel crisis" has mae me relise again that I need to depend totally on Him for all the provision He knows I need
Matt 7:24-27
"These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit — but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.
"But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don't work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards."
The graphic images of the last few weeks made it very relavent. If we do not rely on God, our lives, too, can collapse like a house of cards.
All the panic engendered by the so-called "fuel crisis" has mae me relise again that I need to depend totally on Him for all the provision He knows I need
posted by PatK at
7:29 pm
3 Comments:
Pat,
Wish I could be there Thursday, I know it is going to be a good one!!
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Sending you a hug xx
:-)
Sarah
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SarahB, at 10:52 pm
So how did the bible study thing go? Did you manage to convey this message to your satisfaction?
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Jonathan, at 7:51 am
Without blowing my own trumpet, I think so. You'll have to catch up with those who were there to get a truer picture.
I was blessed, anyway!
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PatK, at 3:25 pm
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