1 Corinthians 3:11-15 For
other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood,
hay, stubble; 13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the
day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall
try every man’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide
which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any
man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be
saved; yet so as by fire.
Far too many in the
body of Christ only have a foundation, and nothing built upon it. Having Jesus Christ as your foundation is a very
good thing. We must have Jesus in our lives to be saved, for there is salvation in no other. But it is also important to build on that foundation with something of quality.
We can build on the foundation with wood, hay, or stubble
and still be left with only a foundation in the end. These all will be burned up and we will be
left with a pile of ashes, when we are at the judgment seat of Christ. I do not want to stand there with only a pile
of ashes to show for the life I lived on this earth. Wood, hay, and stubble all grow on the
surface of the earth. None of them is
very costly to buy. Nor does it take too
much work to harvest them for use to build with.
On the other hand gold, silver, and precious stones will not
burn up when fire is put to them. They
will last. Gold, silver, and precious
stones are all costly. They will cost us
something, such as time invested, denial of certain earthly pleasures,
embracing of the ways of God, etc. Gold,
silver, and precious stones are found under the surface of the earth. They are found in the deep, dark mine shafts
of the earth. Sometimes the gaining of
these will come through times of darkness.
Sometimes it will take a lot of effort to gain them. Then to be able to build with them there is the
purifying and molding process for gold and silver. Precious stones will need to be cut and
polished. This also takes time and effort. But the end result will be well worth the cost. The result will be something of eternal
value. It will last for all
eternity.
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