Bible Verse of The Day – 7-8-14

Luke 6:47-48 (NKJV) 47 Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.

Have you ever known anyone who seemed like they had it all together? Their life just seemed like it was always good and things always went their way. Nothing ever seemed to go wrong.

And then one day it was as if the rug got pulled from under them and their whole world came crashing down. No matter what they tried to do, nothing could seem to make it better.

And when the heaviest part of the storm hit them, their whole world collapsed.. fell apart right before their very eyes, and in front of your eyes too. You saw it. That person who’s life seemed so perfect was in shambles and they didn’t know what to do about it.

Have you known someone like that? Or is that maybe a good description of you at some point in your life? Maybe even today…

You see, there are two possible endings to these kinds of scenarios. The first would be that the person simply loses everything and never recovers. The emotional trauma is more than they can handle and they simply fall apart, never to fully recover.

But the second possibility is that they (or you) had their life built on the rock, the solid foundation of Jesus Christ. And when the storm came, it shook the house. It rattled the windows a little and it might even have caused them to stagger a bit under the pressure.

But because this person had their life anchored in God and not in material possessions or earthly status, they recovered and became even stronger than they were before the storm hit them.

So if you’re facing trials today and it feels like your house is about to crumble and your world is about to get sucked up in a tornado, check yourself. Make sure your hope is in God and anchored on the rock of Jesus Christ.

You will come through the storm. And you will not just come through and be barely standing, but you will come through with victory. Oh, you may have some scars from the battle, but you will be stronger than ever and your faith will never be able to be shaken, no matter what you face.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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