Read Matthew 7:24-29
What do you think these scripture verses are saying? What makes for a solid foundation in life? In the winters of 1992 and 1995, I spent some time working in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nearby, there is an unusual tourist attraction called the "Garden of the Gods." It is here in the garden that huge red rocks jut randomly out of the soil. It looks like a giant has been playing with these massive stones…like a bunch of marbles. One of the more amazing rock formations in the garden is one called “Balance Rock.” It’s a huge, irregularly-shaped boulder, perhaps more than 25 feet across, resting on a thin base, only about two-feet wide. When you look at it, you wonder how it could possibly be real. But as crazy as it may seem, the rock is solid and rather safe to climb on. Throughout the years, storms, winds, and rains have battered against it, but it has not fallen. The precise balancing of the rock on its foundation have held it solidly in place. It is so solid that many people each year (including me – two different times) feel safe to stand underneath it and have their pictures taken. Now, a lot of what is amazing about Balance Rock is also amazing about our “rock” – Jesus Christ. Just like Balance Rock, when you look at Jesus and what he has said, you may wonder how he can be real. And you wouldn’t be the only one – look again at verse 28 of Matthew 7. “The crowds were amazed at his teaching!” Jesus promised that if we build our lives on solid rock – if we listen and obey his teaching, even when the storms rage, no matter how difficult our position or situation, we will not give in under the pressure.
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I am a UMC pastor, appointed to serve as a chaplain for two senior adult living communities. My wife is a general music teacher and middle school band director, and we have two sons – 18 and 14. Archives
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Reflections From The Run
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