Shifting Foundations

"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:  27and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

                                                                 Matthew 7:24-27   NKJV

Tony Evans, ex-pastor of a large church in the USA, makes an interesting statement about the above text:

'I once had a crack on a wall of my house. No matter how many times I had it fixed, the crack came back. Finally, I learned the problem was a shifting foundation.'

No matter how many times Pastor Tony had tried to fix the problem, it was not external but an internal one. Many of us have cracks in our lives - emotional, relational and financial but we address the symptoms , not the source of the problem. Some people have good days and then bad ones. This is pretty normal. However some Christians are flying high one moment, full of the Spirit of God. Then when we see them next, they are at rock bottom and have run out of spiritual steam. Why is this? You're standing on the wrong rock. You need the Top Rock not the bottom one.

The problem relates to shifting foundations; and it is an internal one - something within that person that needs fixing. Now this could be the sin of unforgiveness. When we walk around with the sin of unforgiveness in our heart, it brings us misery and weighs heavy within us so much that it can open the door to depression and physical illness. 

We may have resentment in our hearts to someone and every time we see them or think about them, it plays a video in our mind of what they have done to hurt or offend us. The longer we judge them, the lower we fall. It is a shifting foundational problem. Whatever they have done, we need to forgive them (Matt 7:1-2). If we don't, we become like the foolish man who built his house on the sand. Initially, the house looked fine and he was pleased and joyful. But then, the storms came and the heavy rainfall and high winds devastated his house and his joy faded. 

There is a need to avoid building on a shifting foundation and instead, build on the Rock - the most solid of foundations. This is Jesus. He never changes (Hebrews 13:8). There are no shifting foundations when we are rooted and grounded in Him. Look above again, the sensible man built his house on the rock and whatever weather came his way, the building remained sound. The foundations never moved one bit. This is Jesus through and through. If you want to be successful, get Jesus, take your leading from Him and build your whole life upon Him.

When you do this, notice that the same type of weather or problems, will come along but your foundation will remain stable. You may become battered and worn out, and think that things will not change for the better. However, keep standing with your focus on Jesus. You may have a few spiritual bruises but you will have the victory, that is for sure.

Get your foundations right.

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now

Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today. In Jesus' Name. Amen
dailylifewithjesusbygrahamehoward.blogspot.com  

If you would like to contact me, grahame.howard@hotmail.co.uk

Member of the National Association of Christian Ministers
Why not order my Daily Commentary from Amazon - Paperback or Kindle Check it out. Just tap on Grahame Howard books.

If you would like to contact me email grahame.howard@hotmail.co.uk

Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard.