The Benefits of A High Quality Foundation

Choose Your Spiritual Materials Wisely

 1 Corinthians 3:12 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.

Building on the Foundation of Christ: A Biblical Perspective

You are called and instructed to construct your works upon the foundation of Christ. This concept is rooted in 1 Corinthians 3, This concept about building illustrates both the responsibility and the implications of what materials we choose to use in our spiritual construction.

The Quality of Works: The Metaphor of Wood

When considering the materials we can use in building our spiritual lives, wood symbolizes works that are temporary and lack durability. Wood represent actions or endeavors that lack spiritual depth or are not rooted in faith.

Building on the foundation of Jesus Christ with materials like wood symbolizes constructing your life or ministry with works that are fleeting, of little spiritual value, and vulnerable to loss. Using wood  emphasizes that without substantive faith you risk building a faith that will not endure trials, or testing.

Building Challenge

Each man must take heed how he builds,” is a call for self-examination and reflection. You must inspect and examine your building materials because weak and inferior materials will only lead to ruin.