check yourself

"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have - Jesus Christ."

1 Corinthians 3:11


About a year ago I got back from my fifth team missions trip to Changuinola Panama. We've had teams going to Changuinola for 6 years to work on building a church. When the first team went to Panama 6 years ago, they encountered a ditch full of sewage, and this they were told, was where the church was to be built. Are you kidding me! The task of the first team was to literally dig sewage out of the ditch and prepare the area where the foundation was to be laid.


After digging out sewage, dirt had to be brought in and then the concrete was poured. It took time and it took, literally, blood, sweat and tears to prepare the foundation. It wasn't easy, but it was necessary. If you've ever been involved with a building project, you understand the importance of the foundation. Why is the foundation so important? Because there will eventually be a building sitting on top of it! If the walls of the church were not properly supported by the foundation, they would be subject to collapse, and the whole building could come down during storms or would eventually break apart over time.


Paul realized very quickly, the church in Corinth was immature and spiritual babies. He realized their foundation was not always a foundation of Christ and they were in danger of collapsing. When our foundation is Jesus Christ and the storms and the trials come our way, we can sustain them. Not only will we sustain them but we will come through them with confidence because we know who our foundation is.

Just as in Panama, laying the foundation is not always easy, but its imperative for success.


Have you built your house on a shaky foundation. Money, people, pride, works or maybe__________.

If your foundation is not built on Jesus Christ, the question is not if your house will come crashing down, but when? Check your foundation today.