Scripture to Read: 1 Corinthians 3:10–11
As Christians, our lives must be built on the foundation of Christ alone, for any other foundation will lead to disaster. As God led Paul to write, we read in 1 Corinthians 3:10–11, “According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” God had Paul remind the believers in Corinth (and us) that due to God’s rich grace that had been given to Paul, Paul made sure that he laid the foundation of Christ. The wisdom Paul mentions is the same wisdom God has given every believer, because Christ is our wisdom (Colossians 2:3). After Paul left Corinth, God led Apollos and others to Corinth to continue to build on the foundation of Christ. God has called each of us to continue to build on the foundation of Christ that has been laid by those who have gone before us. We must examine our lives and make sure that we have not shifted away from Christ and His Word in any area of our lives. In Matthew 7:24–27, Jesus clarified that the foundation each person chooses can mean the difference between success and disaster. The storms of life come to everyone, and it’s through those storms that God reveals to us if our foundation is built on Christ and His Word or on the faulty foundation this world offers.
Challenge & Application
At what point did Christ become your foundation for every area of your life, and how are you building on Him as your foundation?
Why is Christ the only foundation who will never crumble and will last forever?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!