The Wise Man Built His House Upon a Rock

Sunday morning, 14 March 2010 I read the following:

"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall. " Helaman 5:12

Go back and read it through; it will be important.

As I read this, a yucky storm was swirling around the house. It had been going on for over 36 hours. And would last another 36+. I knew from experience that there was freezing rain, fierce winds (50-70 mph), and just bitter, bitter cold. The wind literally howled outside and I was so grateful to be inside and relatively safe. People's houses flooded. Roads were closed. There were mighty winds, hail, and mighty storm. It was nasty.

With that recent and concurrent experience, the scripture struck home in a new way. And I was reminded that it is not us that can withstand the storm. No where does it say that "you" (I) will not fall. It says the rock won't. The Rock. "Your" (my) part is build on the rock. My part is to build a foundation on Christ. And then Christ will take care of me when the hail and mighty storm beat upon me.

I needed that reminder. Right then. Still need it. Right now. I made a conscious effort to focus on strengthening my relationship with Christ; remembering him. And I could feel the difference. Literal, real. He has power that I just could not muster up. I felt it the next day, as I trekked through literal hail (and no umbrella because the strong wind killed it) and went "door to door" asking about jobs. I felt it as I struggled to figure out housing in an expensive city, with no job. I felt it over and over. It is peace; it's comfort; it's love. The mighty storm still beats down, but that Rock is so real and I know if I'll keep building on it, I cannot fall. Not because of me, but because of him.