The snowfall in the
mountains near our city was heavier than usual. We also had more rain this
spring than we normally do. This has caused some flooding around the creeks
that run through town.
But the biggest worry
is the lake. It is already overflowing docks and the engineers believe houses
all around the lake will be flooded. They are doing all they can to protect the
houses, but we don’t know what will happen.
My oldest daughter
lives near the lake. The water has reached the top of the cement wall and will
be spilling over soon. She and her husband are moving everything out of the
basement. The house is 40 years old and really shouldn’t have a basement there.
The have a sump pump that keeps the basement dry under normal conditions. But
conditions aren’t normal now.
I thought about how
Jesus said to build our lives on a rock – by which he meant himself.
Jesus said, “Therefore
everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a
wise man who built his house on the 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.”
“But everyone who hears these words of mine
and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house
on sand. The rain came down, the
streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with
a great crash.” Matthew 7:24-27
One of my favorite
verses in the Bible is Psalm 40:2, “He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay,
and He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.”
I think of my life
before I knew Jesus to be a muddy pit that I was stuck in. I raised my arms to
him and he lifted me out.
He lifted me and set my feet on a huge rock. He set
my feet on solid ground – himself. I can never thank him enough for what he has
done for me.
