Rhapsody of realities October 4

NO FOUNDATION WITHOUT THE WORD
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock (Luke 6:47-48).

Some Christians ignore the Word when they’re experiencing challenging situations. For example, if they have a difficulty and you try to get their minds or point their attention to the Word, they’d say, “I know that’s what the Word says, but….” They’re indirectly telling you to set the Word aside; they want another solution.

By doing this, they're rejecting and resisting help from God. The Holy Spirit won’t do anything without the Word. Everything that happens without the Word of God has no foundation; it'll fail. Remember what the Lord Jesus said in our opening scripture above. He gave a parable about the man who built his house on sand and the one who built his house on the rock. When the crisis of life came, the house built on sand fell, but the one built on the rock remained unshakable.

Then He explained that the one who built his house on the rock is the one who built on the Word, who made the Word His foundation. When you build your life on the Word, it blossoms; you’re impregnable to the crises of life. You’re always victorious and in dominion, come what may. But without the Word, whatever you have is empty.

Even in ministry, don’t build your ministry on some gifts or manifestations of the Spirit; build on the Word. Let the Word be the focus, the stay, and the anchor. Preach the Word. Believe the Word. Teach the Word and live the Word. Let your life and your message be founded on Truth, the Word is truth (John 17:17).

Moreover, when we say build on the Word, we’re not just referring to an isolated verse of scripture but to the “logos” (Greek) of God, the whole body of truth, the revelation of Jesus Christ in the Scriptures through the Gospel. We’re referring to that which is consistent with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who He is and what He came to do, His mission. Make that the foundation of your life.

Prayer / Confession
Dear Father, I live in and by your Word. Therefore, I’m unshakable, steadfast, and always victorious because my life is established on your truth; it’s my foundation and anchor and has pre-eminence in all I do, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Further study
Colossians 2:6-7; Matthew 7:24-25; Acts 20:32

1-year bible reading plan
Philippians 2:19-30; Philippians 3:1-11; Isaiah 38-39