Foundations 1 Co 3:10-15

The Apostle Paul writes regarding the foundations are truths are based upon:

He contends that it is, "According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— the work of each builder will become visible, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each has done. If what has been built on the foundation survives, the builder will receive a reward. If the work is burned up, the builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved, but only as through fire"

Often times we build such ornate and grandiose "things." We build our houses, our lives, our jobs even our friendships with the intention to impress others. We try to decorate this "things" to appear as though they are the grandest and most significant "things" in the world. In fact, we place value on the humanly constructed "things" based solely on how they compare to other "things" created by others.

We believe that hard work and dedication alone will lead to the best "things." How many of us have worked too many hours in a day or too days in a week. Neglecting our families and depriving the Lord of His much deserved time? For us we often glean our satisfaction and encouragement from the many accomplishments and beautiful things "we" have created and the compliments the render.

However, if our foundation does not rest squarely on the good news of Jesus Christ, then all those "things" are destined to collapse or be consumed by His fire. As Christians we must recognize that everything rest solely in the truth of Jesus. He alone has the strength.

If we are concerned solely with how our creations appears or how impressed our friends our with the numerous and expensive things we have, we are going to find ourselves in a heap of trouble. The JOB of a Christian is not to collect objects or build structures for their own edification. NO, I do not care how often you believe that, or how often you ignore that fact. WE ARE NOT HERE FOR OUR OWN EDIFICATION.

Each and everyone one of us will inevitably be held accountable for what we did with this great foundation laid by Jesus Christ. Did we use this foundation to build up Jesus or us? Did we sit back and compliment ourselves affirming just how great we are and how great our structures are? Or did we sit back, meditate and pray on how Jesus would have us build a ministry for Him?

The fire will reveal all. Either we will be put through the fire and affirmed in our actions or we will be consumed by the fire and revealed to be the fakes we truly are. No matter how well we "think" we put on a facade, a fake is a fake and eventually false worship and discipleship will be revealed.