On The Rock

Before visiting Spain, I checked a guide book, and saw a TV show on the town of Ronda.  The beauty and location intrigued me, I had to see it in person.  When we arrived, we planned the journey.  It was situated in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and took a 2 hour bus trip to reach, but it was well worth it.  A deep chasm separated the “old“ part of the city from the new, but one thing each side had in common was rock.  The task of building homes there must have been daunting, especially before the advent of mechanized cranes.  Anyway, build they did right smack into the rock.  Those houses weren’t going anywhere, even in the face of wind, rain, snow or hail, they stood and still stand proud and firm.  Not unlike those solidly built houses, our lives will be buffeted by all sorts of storms: disappointments, sorrows, losses, sickness and so on.  There are those who choose to erect their lives on sand, bogs or flood plains.  Perhaps they were told an untruth about the site, or simply fell in love with the location. Whatever the reason, the structural integrity of their lives are in jeopardy from the onset of construction. When the inclement weather hit, they will suffer major devastation. Christ is the solid rock, the sure foundation on which to build the structure that is our life.  Don’t let a cheaper price, or false advertising lure you into building anywhere else, your life depends on your choice. "Therefore, everyone who hears what I say and obeys it will be like a wise person who built a house on rock. ... The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” Matthew 7:24-25