Sure Foundation

“If you listen to my words and act on it, you will be like a man building a house, 

who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock..." Luke 6:43-49

When I was 12 years old, I clearly remember listening to the news about a 6-storey apartment building that collapsed after an Intensity 7 earthquake. The name will stick forever in my memory. Ruby Towers. 

More than 200 survived this tragedy but many more were not found even after a mammoth rescue effort involving more than 6000 volunteers. The Arellano High school in front of the site was like a morgue, with body parts strewn all over and the smell of dead bodies permeating the air.

 Many people were charged for this disaster, from city officials who approved its construction and were supposed to inspect the plans and require tests to be done on the soil, to the architect and structural engineer who made a poor design, the owners who used substandard materials to save money and deviated from the approved design.

In Luke chapter 6, Jesus warns us that if we do not listen to Him, and act on His words, this is what will happen to our life! God has a wonderful plan and purpose for our life. If we deviate from that blueprint which takes into consideration our gifts and talents, our natural inclinations, our passions and interests, we will be a disaster waiting to happen. Our "house" will crumble.

Let us build our lives on the only sure foundation. That foundation is a person, Jesus Christ.