CURRENT SERIES: NEW BEGINNINGS
DAY 24: NEW START BUILDING. . . ON THE RIGHT FOUNDATION
By Benescke Janse van Rensburg
Once upon a time there was a wise man who built his house on a rock. The rain came down, the floods and winds ripped against the house, but the house did not collapse, because the foundation was built on a rock.
His next-door-neighbour however built his house on sand. And when the rain came down, the floods and winds ripped against the house. It collapsed because the foundation was weak as it was build on sand.
Let us read the story again:
Once upon a time a wise family built their lives on God. The rain came down in the form of stress at work, opportunities to get involved with affairs outside of their marriage, financial difficulties and physical illnesses. When the “storms” came, this wise family went to God for guidance. Together they sought His will for their lives. Because they built their lives on God as their foundation, this family did not collapse – they grew even closer to God, and each other, during these tough times.
The family’s neighbours called themselves “Christians”, but they did not make God a priority in their lives. The rain came down in the form of stress at work, opportunities to get involved with affairs outside their marriage, financial difficulties and physical illness. Not only did the couple step into the trap of temptation, the pressure drove them apart and caused them to collapse as they built their lives on the wrong foundation.
Listen again to the words in Psalm 127:1: “Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”
How strong is the foundation of your life? Will you remain standing when the storms come against your life? Let’s choose today to make God the foundation of our lives. God bless.
Father God, thank you that I can ask You to be the foundation of my life (and my family’s lives). Lead me daily to make decisions led by your Holy Spirit. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ.
** BOOK LAUNCH OF WYSHEID, OORDENKINGS UIT SPREUKE by Benescke Janse van Rensburg: Saturday, 25 February 2012, Bellville. For more information, contact Karin at 021 949 7419 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
** Benescke Janse van Rensburg is a motivational speaker, freelance journalist and author of the books, Ontdek God in die stories van mense and also Wysheid, oordenkings uit Spreuke.