Thoughts for Life: The Leaning Tower

Adam Holz- You've probably heard of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, but have you heard of the leaning tower of San Francisco?

It's called the millennium Tower. Built in 2008 , this fifty-eight-story skyscraper stands proudly- but slightly crookedly- in down town San Francisco.

(Google image, Millennium tower of San Francisco)

The problem? Its engineers didn't dig a deep enough foundation. So now they're being forced to retrofit the foundation with repairs that may cost more than the entire tower did when it was originally built — a fix that some believe is necessary to keep it from collapsing during an earthquake.

The painful lesson here? Foundations matter. When your foundation isn't solid, catastrophe could ensure. Jesus taught something similar near the end of His Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 7:24-27, He contrasts two builders, one who built on a rock, another on sand.

When a storm inevitably came, only the house with a solid foundation was left standing.

What does this mean for us? Jesus clearly states that our lives must be built through obedience and trust upon Him (v. 24) When we rest in Him, our lives can find solid ground through God's power and unending grace.

Christ doesn't promise that we'll never face storms. But He does say that when He's our rock, those storms will never wash away our faith-fortified foundation in Him.

Let's pray-

"Father, storms are inevitable in life. Help us to choose to dwell daily in Scripture and strengthen our strong foundation in You." Amen

581-585- one-line Scriptures for those of you who want to learn some more verses this week- or to review them from when they were first posted-

581- 1 Cor. 6:20 "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

582- Is. 45:15 "Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior."

583- Ps. 25:20 "O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee."

584- Ps. 44:21 "Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart."

585- Ps. 119:113 "I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love."

Quote for today-

Mary Southerland - "When the storms of life hit, the only solid foundation we can count on is God's Word. It is eternal, unchanging, and promises us a future and a hope."

Words of wisdom-

What we do when storms come will depend upon the life we've lived over the years. Will we face them head on, and make the best of them as we can? Or will we succumb to depression, and feel sorry for ourselves that we're facing some hardship? Let's make a habit to look to the Father for His input and how we're to handle it with the grace He gives us.

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