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The Gospel describes the formation of Christian life as
building a house (Matt 7: 24-27). The wise builds on the solid rock. The foolish
builds on the sand. Building on the solid rock means building our spiritual
lives on the living Word of God. It means hearing and acting on the Word of
God.
Since the Word is the second Person of the Trinity, building
on a rock means building our spiritual lives on the solid and intimate
relationship with Jesus. There is only one foundation, this foundation is
Jesus. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is
Jesus Christ (1 Cor 3:11).
Now it is possible to belong to a parish, come to Church
regularly, be active in the Church and still not enjoy a deep, personal
relationship with Jesus. That is like building on the sand. To be so concerned
about outward piety, external devotion, and religious exercises without encountering
Jesus is to build on the sand. Building on the sand is a comprehensive show of
futility. We are encouraged to build on
the true foundation, to be rooted in Christ and build up in Christ (Col 2:7).
The idea of building on the solid rock is applicable to every
sphere of life. We can build our
relationships on the solid rock of love, trust and faithfulness or a shifting sand
of selfishness, lies and deceit. We can build our education on the solid rock
of wisdom, knowledge and understanding or a sinking sand of laziness and
forgery. We can build our businesses on the solid rock of honesty, integrity or
a shifting sand of fraud and lies.
Whatever is built on the
rock stands and endures. Whatever is built on the sand is unstable and
unreliable. Whatever we build is our own. Whatever we build is our reward.
