The Storm of Today
Hearing & Following Jesus builds our foundation deep into him, our cornerstone. So the storms of today deepens our faith so Jesus can build our lives into who he needs us to be for tomorrow.
Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
Luke 6:47-48
Today’s storms build the foundation you need for tomorrow.
Mark Batterson on Carey Nieuwhof’s podcast talked about building a foundation deeper than they needed to for the building they were going to build for right now.
Why did they go to the extra expense and trouble?
They wanted the building to be ready for future generations to build on top of what is currently there.
Hearing & Following Jesus builds our foundation deeper into the cornerstone that is Jesus. When we hunger and thirst for him, we will want to do life the way he does life because he is where we receive Life inside our soul.
And as the foundation is built deeper into who he is, the stronger we can stand through the storms life brings our way.
Churches and families who do not have their foundation deep in Jesus will crumble and retreat when the storms come.
Churches and families who have their foundation deep into Jesus will experience storms. They’ll feel the wind and the rain and the waves. They’ll wonder when the storm will end.
However, they will not retreat. They will stay strong in the face of the storm.
Why?
Because Jesus. Jesus gives the Life our soul needs to get through every storm. Because others need the Life giving fruit only Jesus can give. Because Jesus has put something on their heart, mind, soul and strength they cannot shake off.
And they know the storm today will deepen their Hear & Follow faith for tomorrow. They know Jesus is building something for tomorrow that only the storm of today can prepare them for.