1 Corinthians 3:16 (NIV)
16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and
that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
The Holy Spirit builds believers into “spiritual houses.” We
are changed from “glory to glory,” becoming more like Christ as we yield to the
building process. When our house was being built for my family, I watched as
the foundation was laid. The workmen took special care as they lay the first
cement blocks. After the foundation was in place, the rest of the house went up
rather quickly. We need to follow the example of the workmen and take special
care to lay the proper foundation for our “spiritual houses,” beginning with
Jesus Christ as the Cornerstone. I heard about a company that specializes in
rebuilding foundations by first locating the problem and then fixing it. I
began to think about what it would take to rebuild the foundation of my present
home. It would be an enormous task in both cost and time.
But the Lord waits patiently to repair the cracks in the
foundation of our spiritual lives as we yield to Him as the master builder. It
can be an enormous costly and timely job, but Jesus has paid the price and
given up His very life so that He can become our spiritual foundation. Paul
writes to the church in Corinth describing the building process: For no one can
lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If
any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood or
straw or hay, his work will be shown for what it is. (I Corinthian 3:11-13)
On what are you building your spiritual foundation? There
will come a day when your foundation will be tested. Until that day, allow the
Lord to do the building and repair where there is damage in your spiritual
life.
The Lord is the master builder and He is building a place
where He can dwell within you. Do you have a godly foundation? If so, allow the
Lord to continue building the house. If your foundation is faulty, ask Him
today to tear it down and build up His foundation in you so that your
“spiritual house” will be able to withstand any storm.
Thought for today:
Is my faith solid?
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