Day 8: Foundation Set but What is built?

2 Corinthians 3:¹⁰ By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. ¹¹ For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. ¹² If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, ¹³ their work will be shown for what it is,because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. ¹⁴ If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. ¹⁵ If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.

wait a minute let's breathe that in

read it again real quick

Paul says here that the foundation has already been laid

Christ is the foundation

!!!BUT!!!

Though the foundation has been laid, there is still building to do

    I FINALLY GET THIS!!!! 

I see what's going on here 

because I see how it has played out in my life. 

In my life yes my foundation is Christ

there have been times though where I have not been careful

about how I build upon that foundation

instead of putting my stock in growth in Christ

there have been plenty of times where I put my stock

in things that don't matter in the end

having a good foundation for my house

but a poor build

on Christ the Solid Rock my house stood

yet my house was made out of Hay . . 

get it!

In the same way I'm sure many can relate to me

to those points in time where we are not careful

where we just sometimes don't even think about what were doing

we just kinda try to build our lives on our own 

we put our stock into cool stuff

and leave the kingdom of God in the back of our minds

then the fire comes

and when the fire comes

whatever can withstand remains

but the things that can't take the fire

which often times we do put most of our stock into

those things fade away!

and we get so mad

we get miserable

we forget who we are

we forget that we can't live on the things of this world

and hopefully the love of God through our pain

draws us in to Him


as it says 
we escape but barely
as one escaping through the flames

Other times in my life I've seen this played out this way

I am putting my stock into Christ

growing in the word and building a sturdy house upon the foundation

sure there are things that don't matter in there too,

but the house is a sturdy one

or in my case

the empire :)

and then the fire comes

and the things that don't matter

they are burned away

but I rejoice in what I do have

because I have delighted in the Lord

I know where the true desires of my heart are

Psalm 37:4-5

My prayer for this scripture is that

God would lead me to remember this

to remember that I'm constantly building my empire

and that it needs to be sturdy

because there will be storms

there will be fires

there will be enemy raids

LIFE IS GOING TO HAPPEN

IN A VERY REAL WAY

and the last thing I need is to have my heart wrapped up

in all the things that don't matter in the end

all the worldly things

How does an Xbox become more important than God?

How does a guitar become more important than God?

How does my ego become more important than God?

while my xbox and guitar may not be bad things . .

if they become idols

and then are lost

I face un needed misery

but my hearts desire

my hearts true desire

found in Christ