Consequences of a Bad Foundation

Original Date: 1/25/2009

This is a truncated version the "Building the Foundation" blog. I didn't want to read that whole thing so I'm sure you don't so here are the bullet points. These are the nuggets of knowledge that I received about the importance of the foundation and the consequences of not having a good one.

1. God took me through a series of circumstances and through seeking Him, I heard him tell me the word "Foundations." "Foundations" are the backbone of character and all that God can do through you.

2. In 1 Corinthians 3:11 it says: For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work. If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

3. Basically, your quality of character will be tested. So, expect the test. If you fail the test, your character will be burned up and you will have to start over again. So, start with God.

4. “A temptation is designed to bring out the worst in you, but a test is designed to bring out the best in you.” Every new level you reach in Christ will be tested by Satan. God allows this to refine your character.

5. Being "Double-minded" is also having a bad foundation. Even if part of you is rested on Jesus and the other is not, the house will still collapse.

6. The Fear of the Lord is the beginning (or "Foundation") of Wisdom. If you fear God you will fear nothing else. If you don't fear God, you will fear everything else.

7. Matthew 7:18 says: “A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits.” What I got from this passage is that the foundation is laid so that you will produce good fruit. Without the end in sight, you don't know what you are aiming at.