GOD'S FORMULA FOR SUCCESS--PART 6
Scripture Reading--Luke 6:47-49
Again, in this passage of Scripture, Jesus teaches the importance of a solid foundation. He indicates that those who hear what He says and obey His Word are laying a rock-solid foundation on which they can safely build. Whether life, marriage, family, ministry, or business, God's Word must be our foundation.
A family built a lovely new home and moved in. But their happiness was short-lived. After several months, a large crack appeared in the living room ceiling. The man of the house, assuming the crack was the builder's fault, called and asked him to return immediately and to fix the crack. The builder fixed the problem, and the ceiling looked good as new.
The family was happy again but only for a few months. The ugly crack returned. The builder found the best "crack fixer" in town. The gentlemen examined the crack and took a walk around the house, but he returned with bad news. "Sorry folks," he said, "but I can't fix your crack." Of course, the family wanted to know why. "The problem isn't your ceiling," he said, "It's your foundation!" Due to a bad foundation, the house had settled. The settling had caused the cracked ceiling.
Take a good look at your family. Do you see "cracks" in your ceiling? Many Christian families go to extremes, trying to fix "cracks" when they should be checking their family's foundation. If your family is building on the solid foundation of God's Word, you won't find any "cracks." However, if you're building on the sinking, shifting sands of this world, you're going to be in trouble.
How do you repair a faulty foundation? Go to the Bible, discover what God says, and follow Him instructions. That's God's formula for success.
GET REAL AND GET RIGHT: Be willing to be honest with God and with others. Acknowledge any areas of your family life that aren't built solidly on God's Word. Confess your failure to God, accept His cleansing and forgiveness, and commit yourselves to build only on God's foundation, the Bible.
--Jack Palmer--
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