Minister’s Corner: A dramatic illustration

By: DR. BRIAN DORE’
Member of the VP Ministerial Alliance

In Luke 6:47-49 KJV, Jesus gives to us a dramatic illustration. In contrast for us the picture of the house with solid rock foundations with a house built upon the foundations for the shifting sands.
Laying foundations correctly is a tough, long, hard and at times exacting but essential process. There can be no shortcuts, and Jesus challenges His followers to lay their lives only upon such bedrock foundations - namely the foundations of His word. He says, “If you come to me, and here my saying, and put them into practice, you are like a man building a house upon deeply dug foundations on bedrock.”
And here is something that is important: You can’t afford to skimp on these foundations for your life. There is simply no substitute for obedience to the great priorities of the Bible. We have a need again to come back and get the foundations right, and what are the great priority of God’s word? Well, here are a few that are found on page after page of God’s word: holiness, added daily reading of God’s word, prayer, fellowship with the body and winning the lost by simple witness.
Upon what is your faith built? Is it built upon a sure foundation, or is it built on shifting sand? The storms of life will reveal the foundation of your faith.