Secured

You don't need to worry about what tomorrow holds; all you need to know is that God holds tomorrow.

Have faith. Your tomorrow is secured in His hands.

Giving

What you reap is what you sow. If you want to be happy, make others happy. If you want to have blessings, give to God and to others. The seed always have to come first.

Stressed? Nah.

When we feel stressed or depressed, we don't have to dwell on it. God puts everything on the right perspective.

How's Your Foundation?

Text: Luke 6:46-49

Introduction: During our school years, our school celebrated for what we called Foundation Day. It tells about when and how our school started. And you know what the amazing thing is? Our school is still standing! Just like our school, our spiritual life should also be built in foundations. But how is your foundation?

Background:  In the area of Palestine, the re were valleys and gullies that had been exposed by water from rain and storms. During heavy rain fall, it washes away everything on its path.

Exhortation:

In our life, we could have founded it in anything that brings us happiness or whatever satisfies us. The thing is, we often satisfy our earthly desires when we could have founded ourselves with: FAITH, WORD OF GOD and JESUS. According to our parable, there are two kinds of Christians.

1. FOOLISH - They are the ones who chose to destroy their life. v.49

Foolish people are the ones who may listen to sermon, attend activities, go to church, might have read the Bible but never live accordingly to it. In life, it is easier to go with the crowd. It takes less to maintain something with God and it's easier to show off. But a person that does not build his life on Jesus' words and not do it will never have a strong foundation. When storms come and as you reject a life with Jesus, you will fall down into an eternity separated from Him. This world is like sand. When we build our lives in whatever we want, we will sink on it. Being just a Christian isn't enough to stand up against the world, We will end up stressed, worried, driven by lust, angered broken and with a nonsense life, you will crumble.

2. WISE - They are the ones who build their life on strong foundation. v.46

But if you construct your life according to God's word, you'll never be disappointed. God will hold us up. Rely on Him. Being wise is doing and hearing and having faith. With that, we'll be able to withstand anything. Obedience won't ensure an easy life. But it will ensure that God is always our strong tower.

• Word of God. James 1:22
• Faith. Romans 10:17
• Jesus. Proverbs 3:5-6

Conclusion: When life is calm, our foundations doesn't seem to matter but when crises came, our foundations are tested. If we build our live on the basis of God's truth, we will be able to persevere. If our foundation is built on our worldly desires and own wisdom then we will fail when tested. 

Jesus is the only worthy foundation. And with a word to claim and a heart to obey and obeys, we can be assured that whatever happens God will always be there. (Psalm 46:1)

Salvation is by faith alone in Christ but obedience is important in our life to come. Now, how is your house's foundation built?

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Exercise your faith. After all, nothing in God takes faith. Believe in it. Receive it by faith. Expect Him to manifest through you. Unless you put your faith in Him, you will never experience His amazing presence.

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The vastness of God’s love can’t be grasped by our human minds. It doesn’t come from head to heart but must be passed from the heart to the head. And in order to feel that, you must seek Him wholeheartedly.