{"id":2919,"date":"2019-10-19T10:30:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-19T14:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/?p=2919"},"modified":"2019-10-19T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T14:30:28","slug":"the-right-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/2019\/10\/19\/the-right-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Matthew 7:24\u201329<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. (Matthew 7:24)<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI\u2019ve got bad news for you,\u201d said the builder, who was renovating an old house I had inherited. \u201cWhen we started to convert the back half of the garage for your office, we found that the walls had almost no foundation. We will have to demolish them, dig proper foundations, and start again.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>\u201cDo you have to do that?\u201d I pleaded, silently calculating the extra cost. \u201cCan\u2019t you just patch it up?\u201d But the builder was adamant. \u201cUnless we go down to the proper depth, the building inspector won\u2019t approve it. The right foundation is vital.\u201d<\/div>\n<div>The right foundation makes the difference between something that lasts and something temporary. Jesus knew that though foundations are invisible, they are vitally important to the strength and stability of the house (Matt. 7:24-25), especially when it is battered by the elements. He also knew the hearts of His listeners. They would be tempted to take the easy way, find shortcuts, or do things by halves to gain their objectives.<\/div>\n<div>Other foundations may be quicker and easier. Building our lives on the right foundation is hard work, but God\u2019s truth is the only bedrock worth building on. When the storms of life hit, houses built on and held together by Him stand firm.<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>PRAYER<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Father, the winds of life\u2019s storms can be powerful and threatening. Thank You for the foundation of the truth of Your faithfulness. Help me to rely on Your strength in my storms.Amen.<br \/>\nTHOUGHT FOR THE DAY<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>The wise man builds his house upon the Rock.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Christian Education Forum, Diocese of NAE of the Mar Thoma Church<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew 7:24\u201329 Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. (Matthew 7:24) \u201cI\u2019ve got&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reflections"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Matthew7-24%E2%80%9329.jpg?fit=382%2C234&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2919"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2921,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2919\/revisions\/2921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/detroitmarthoma.org\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}