If i buy a cookbook and
memorize all that is in it, can i call myself a good cook? Obviously not. For
whether i am a good cook or not does not depend on my memorizing the contents
of a cookbook but on how i can declared delicious by somebody else.
A good house cannot be judge
simply by its appearance but also by whether it can withstand the forces of
nature like typhoons and earthwakes or whether it will be washed away by a
flood. Thus the FOUNDATION is a very important part of the house.
In same manner, even if we
memorize the Bible in its entirely, we may call ourselves someone with a gift
of memorizing things, or perhaps someone might even call us Genious. But we
cannot consider ourself a good Christians by the mere fact that we are familiar
with the bible or have memorize it.
The proof of our faith will be
truly seen in the works that we do. As paul says "i shall show you my
faith by my works" (james 2:18). This is the FOUNDATION that will
withstand. This is the FOUNDATION laid on rock. But a FOUNDATION that is built
on rock implies hard work. The person who built sand sought the easy way to
built a house. Easily built, easily destroy.
We need to dig deep into the
ground to have a STRONG FOUNDATION and digging deeply implies hard work. Our
faith is liken to that. If we live according to selected teaching only because
we find such teaching to be easy, it will also be easy to distance ourselves
from JEHOVAH GOD. But if through hard work, through patience and perseverance
we strive to strengthen our faith, then we can withstand the storms that come
and stand firm in our belief that JEHOVAH GOD is with us. This is where
commitments to our faith comes in.
Doing what Jesus says is the
STRONG FOUNDATION with which the tree of faith will spring forth, and from that
tree will come abundance of PEACE.
by Jocelyn
Barite on Friday, October 15, 2010 at 8:50am
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