Foundations

Christian Working Woman Transcript

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 - When the Foundations Are Crumbling


The earthquakes which happen all around the world remind us that the earth beneath our feet is not reliable, our economy is like a roller-coaster, ethics and morality which were basic to our national heritage are quickly disappearing, and personal relationships seem to be under heavy attack.

David expressed the same consternation we feel today when he wrote, "When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?" What can we do? Well, as I started to search God's Word for some answers, I found a very comforting passage in Hebrews 11:8-10:

By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the Promised Land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tent, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

Abraham, the great man of faith, lived in a tent; his lot in life on this earth was very shaky–temporary and changing. But he knew his destination was God's city, with unshakable foundations. You see, when God builds the foundation, you can be very certain that it is secure. In Hebrews 12 we read that everything which can be shaken will be destroyed, so that what cannot be shaken may remain. And Hebrews also clearly tells us that created things are the things that can be shaken.

It should not surprise us to discover that all these created things are shakable. That piece of land you own, the house in which you live, the job you go to each day, your money in the bank, your investments in the stock market, that relationship which means so much to you–all of those created things are shakable.

But the good news we read in Hebrews 12:28 is that we who are born from above, who truly are disciples of Jesus Christ, are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken. We've already begun to receive that kingdom, and it will be ours completely when we join our Lord in that New City which will be unshakable.

What are you trusting in? Make certain that you're not putting your eggs in a basket that is vulnerable and shakable. Be sure you are placing all your hopes in God's eternal foundations, for everything else around you is undependable and will someday be destroyed.