A Resting Place for Faith

     Where does your faith rest?  And I mean, where does it really rest?  Not in where we would like it to rest or what is the correct answer, but where is it placed during the moments of our day.  Since everything depends upon our faith daily, where are we placing our faith?  Is our life marked by the pursuit of him or is our daily life caught up in the pursuit of the things that the earth places so much value upon.  Everyday we breath we are placing our faith in something, someone, or in some pursuit of something.  Jesus said it like this, "Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock."  This is the life that has placed their faith solely in Jesus.  No matter what comes, and what comes is not enjoyable, but the life stands because their faith has found a resting place in Christ alone.  This life is strong in character because it has been built upon the truth of Jesus.  Only Jesus can shape our character to be strong.

     Jesus describes the person who has not found a place to rest their faith in this way, "And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.  And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it".

     Both houses have the same exact things come against it, but because of the foundation and material used, one stands and one falls.  One house (life) has been built on Christ and godly character and one has been built on the shifting sand of the world and self-sufficiency.  One has found a resting place in Jesus and one has faith in their own means as their hope.  The trouble for many believers is that they are not content to rest their faith in Christ alone, but they want Jesus and the things of this world, they try and build in both places.  We can never build character that will last through the struggles of this world if we are not content to rest our faith in Christ alone.

    How is it with you?  Are you built to last or have you set yourself up for a fall?  The choice is ours in regard to where we will find a resting place for our faith.