Verse of the Day - 1 Samuel 2:2

"There is no Rock like our God."
~ 1 Samuel 2:2

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"Solid as a rock," the saying goes...

There's a lot in this world these days that isn't very solid. The 2008 Presidential primaries seem to be anyones guess, like trying to pick the winner of the Boston Marathon by looking at all the thousands of runners at the starting line. The housing market is very shaky, and many have lost their balance, and lost their homes. Marriage relationships seem to continue on the path of the "1-out-of-2" divorce rate...

We wonder if there is anything solid in this world, solid enough to stand on without crumbling under our feet.

I watched a GodTube video yesterday that was pretty awesome, the testimony of a man who had achieved his dreams in the rock band, Korn. But he'd built on a very shaky foundation, and his life came crumbling down. And then, Jesus stepped in and took ahold of this guy -- praise God! Watch for yourself...it's a little long, but what a mighty witness of the strength of God, our Rock! http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=4964280d596fe6a03193&page=2&viewtype=&category=tfw

Anyone who's tried building their lives on a foundation of self sooner or later finds out that self cannot support the weight of this world. Sooner or later, troubles come that shake them like an 8.0 on the Richter scale, and the walls come tumbling down. They can't figure out what happened, with all the beautiful mansions and strong fortresses they'd built. Everything seemed to be going so well! What happened? Simple -- their foundation was bad. Insufficient for the job. Unable to support the structures. Full of holes. Not solid.

God is the only Rock worth building on. His principles and His ways are solid, and what He says is true. When we choose to follow Him and model our lives after Jesus, His Son, our lives don't rock-n-roll with the seismic shifts of this life. We hold firm, because our foundation is The Rock.

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.” ~ Jesus, in Matthew 7:24-27

God's ways are the right ways, the sure ways, the solid ways. Everything else is shifting sand. So, what are you going to build your life on?

Love,
Joelene