Psalms 11.
When I was a child (and up until I went to college), whenever there was a tornado warning, or similar storm, my family would get to the basement. We took refuge as close to the foundation as possible. The foundation is safe during the storms, if it is the right foundation. The Psalmist knows the righteous foundation. God is the foundation you can trust for all the ages. He is unmovable. He is the pinnacle of stability. In Him, I put my trust. On Him, I build my life.
Jesus talked about building your life on the foundation of God, and the foundation of the world. Jesus says using God as a foundation for life, is like building a house on rock, and using the world as a foundation for life, is like building a house on sand. The house on the rock will weather the storms, but the house on the sand will fall. This does not mean we will not have troubles. This does not mean a tree will not break our house. It means we have a foundation always to run to during the storms.
What else is foundation? According to Webster, foundation is "a cosmetic, as a cream or liquid, used as a base for facial makeup." This is an interesting theology. Paul says we need to put on Christ daily. Christ is our foundation. In other words, we have to put on our foundation, if people are going to see God.
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