Good Morning! 2010.08.06 - Psalm 11:3 - If the Foundations be Destroyed

If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? (Psalm 11:3)

To ignore or shortchange the foundation in construction of a building or highway is to invite disaster and perhaps loss of life. It's equally disastrous to ignore the foundation of our individual lives, our families, churches, and our nation.

McGee writes: "This is still a good question to ask. Today the authority of the Word of God is being challenged on every hand. As I write, we have the "new morality," which is sin that the Bible has condemned from the very beginning. The problem is, What can the righteous do? I will tell you what they can do. Listen to the psalmist:" and that is found in the remaining verses of the Psalm." It is essential that Christians read their Bibles through many times and to obey everything God shows us.

Rabbi Daniel Lapin, an orthodox Jew, insists that Judeo-Christian values are vital for our nation's survival. He says in his book: America's Real War, (© 1985) "Our country is in a tug-of-war. At one end of the rope are those who believe in a secular nation. At the other end are those who stand for a spiritual America." He calls for a halt to the war—through a return to our Christian tradition."

Buried in his book is the observation that there are many ways to build an airplane. But there is only one way to build a plane that will fly: by adhering to the established principles of aerodynamics. He urges his Jewish friends to realize how well they have fared under the Republic spawned by our Founding Fathers and their Founding Documents. (ISBN 1-57673-655-5)Multinomah –

About 30 years ago I read an impressive article that said "Christians are building a foundation for their lives and then building the main structure of their lives alongside, beside the foundation." That's not a good idea, you think? These people don't trust the foundation as adequate but want the foundation close by in case they want to look at it. All the while, they invest a lot of money and time in building a superstructure with no foundation under it.

No doubt about it, the foundations of our nation are gradually eroding as though just any kind of foundation will do.

The good side of this question is that individuals and, quite often, whole families, can build and maintain a strong foundation that will withstand storms and termites. How's your Bible reading and prayer time coming along?

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. (2Timothy 2:19)