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Jun 11, 2025 06:00am

A Firm Foundation: Building Your Life on Christ

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We grew up in a split-level house. But not exactly what you’re thinking.

Years ago, my grandfather built my grandma a house. He was handy, from what I understand, but not a master carpenter. It was fine for a while, but as the years passed, issues started to arise.

My grandfather had passed away, my grandmother remarried, and moved to a new house. So, we moved into her home. And soon it went from bad to worse.

What started as a small crack in the wall became a gaping hole from floor to ceiling along the back wall. The problem wasn’t the crack; it was just a result of something worse.

The foundation.

The house was built on cinder blocks in the woods. There was no moisture barrier underneath, which caused the floor joists to rot. The weight of the home, combined with the softness of the ground, had caused the cinder blocks to sink in certain areas. The whole structure was compromised.

The crack in the back room was just the beginning. Soon, the floor was buckling. You could enter the room and then have to walk uphill and over a hump to get to the other side. That side of the house was literally sinking. It wouldn’t be long until it took the roof with it as well.

Without a firm foundation, the house would fall.

1 Corinthians 3:9–11
“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.”

Christ has to be the foundation of our faith. That was Paul’s statement to the believers in Corinth. They were experiencing division because they were arguing over who was better and choosing to allow worldly influence into their teaching and thinking. He reassured them that unless the true gospel of Jesus Christ was the foundation, anything they were trying to build would fall. The whole structure of the church would be compromised.

It couldn’t be built on philosophical thinking, wealth or prosperity, or position and success. Christ alone is the foundation of His true church.

Whether it’s in our marriages, our work, or our service in the church, all that we do and say must be built on Christ and His Word.

It’s not too late. In all these areas, take time to examine your heart and the foundation on which you’ve built. If upon closer inspection you notice the foundation is anything other than Christ alone and there’s instability, there’s a way to fix that.

Call out to the Lord. Share with Him and confess what’s been done. Ask Him to correct it, forgive, and lay a new foundation. King Josiah did this when he found the book of the law (2 Kings 22). Major reforms came, but it first started with repentance. May our hearts do the same.

Learn more about discipleship and how to build upon the foundation of Christ through FOLLOW. Go to follow.lifeword.org and now in Spanish at follow.lifeword.org/spanish.