A Strong Foundation!
2 Timothy 2:15, 19 ~ 15 Do your best to present
yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be
ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 19 Nevertheless, God’s
solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord
knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the
Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
We have to present our
bodies as vessels of honor before God! Be diligent! be mindful! Build a
foundation in the Word which leads to faith in God! We must have a true
foundation, rooted in the Word so we can stand in the times of trouble!
You must depart from sin to have a relationship with, and thus build a
foundation strong in the things of God. If you are in sin, how can you
have a relationship with Him? Get enough Word while you can so in case
there comes a time when you are unable to pick up your bible &
read/study, the scriptures you know can be applied to your life's
situation. If you don't KNOW the Word, it does you no good!
1 Corinthians 3 ~ 1 Brothers and sisters, I
could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people
who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3
You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among
you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? 4 For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? 5
What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through
whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 6 I
planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7
So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but
only God, who makes things grow. 8 The one who plants and the one who
waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to
their own labor. 9 For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s
field, God’s building.
10
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder,
and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care.
11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid,
which is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on this foundation using
gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13
their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it
to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the
quality of each person’s work. 14 If what has been built survives, the
builder will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned up, the builder will
suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping
through the flames.
16 Don’t you know that you
yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for
God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
18
Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the
standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become
wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”; 20 and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” 21 So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours, 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, 23 and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.
Even
though we may plant a seed, someone else will come along & water
it, but only God can give the increase! Only through God do we move,
breathe & are alive! The foundation can only be built by God &
we must allow Him to have His way in us. By no other way can we stand;
our foundation must be in Him. God has drawn the blueprint for our lives
- the Holy Scriptures - & we must carry out His plan & build
according to his will; if we don't, whatever we build will fall! The
Holy Spirit CANNOT & will NOT, dwell in a place that is not built on
God's foundation. Storms of life will come, but if our foundation is in
Christ, we can stand & have peace knowing that God has already
worked out the situation! God's infinite wisdom has provided the master
plan; nothing we think we know can allow us to come with a better plan!
2 Timothy 2:20 ~ 20 In a large house there
are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay;
some are for special purposes and some for common use.
We
have to be instruments of honor to be used by God & to be prepared
to do every good work. God is our Commander in Chief; we are soldiers in
the Army of God, therefore we must be good soldiers, enduring all
things, ready to do His will, NOT ours & NOT & eager to put
aside the affairs of this world that we were entangled in before we were
saved! If we try to be a part of the world & serve God we cannot
please God because our foundation will be shaken! How can two walk
together unless they agree! You will love one & hate the other so
you must choose where your loyalty lies!
2 John 10, 2 Timothy 2:12, 14, 16 ~ 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them. 12 if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us... 14
Keep reminding God’s people of these things. Warn them before God
against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those
who listen. 16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.
Stay
away from people who are teaching anything other than the Word of
God/Gospel of Jesus of Jesus because seducing spirits come to shake your
foundation! Stay out of conversations that are not of God because it
leads to ungodly behavior. God is not pleased when we argue, even about
the Word because He is not the author of confusion. There is no liberty
in that; how can someone be set free in a hostile environment. Act in
love & stand on the foundation that God has given us!
Trust
& believe in God & His Word; it is the only way to assure your
salvation & to ensure a sold foundation to be able to stand against
the enemy!
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