Our Foundation
For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. – 1 Corinthians 3:96 (ESV)
For all of us, the foundation has to be Jesus Christ and the message of the Gospel. No other foundation will stand to the test of this life. We build our foundation on Christ, and Psalm 127 even tells us to let God be the one that builds:
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. – Psalm 127:1 (ESV)
So, not only is Jesus the foundation, but God is the builder. Just as we trust that He is the one that provides the growth, He is the one that builds the house. We want to build with material that withstands those testing fires. Paul laid down the foundation, but others have come along to build on that foundation. We have to be aware that not everyone who wants to build on the foundation should be building on the foundation. Just as in the construction world, there are bad contractors and good contractors, we see the same when it comes to our spiritual life. When we become believers in Jesus, we lay down a foundation on which the rest of our faith life will be built. A foundation that is built on Jesus is a strong, firm foundation.