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Infrastructure
"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock”: (Matthew 7:24).
How is it possible that one minute we are driving home from work and the next minute our vehicle is falling toward the Mississippi River because the bridge has collapsed from under us? It is hard to believe that in such an affluent and educated society that such could ever happen!
To add insult to injury we are told by the experts that it will take 9.4 billion dollars per year for the next twenty years to eliminate all bridge deficiencies in our country! Furthermore, bridges are only a small portion our total infrastructure. Many dams, roads, and power grids are also in danger. The real challenge to repairing this infrastructure will not be a lack of money, or a lack of ability but a lack of resolve. Who wants to repair an old bridge when we can build a multi-million dollar athletic facility for our favorite professional sports team? Who wants to repair the foundation of a house when we can buy a flat-screen television?
The word “infrastructure” literally means to build below. It refers to the foundation. Jesus spoke of it a long time ago in the parable of a house built on a rock (Matthew 7:27-27). Every individual is building a house for themselves. This house is our life-work. We cannot get away from the results. This house will either provide shelter from the storms of life or fall on our head.
The security of the building is determined by how solid the foundation. If it is built on sand, it will easily give way when the storm comes. If it is built on rock it will withstand the storms of persecution, death, or sickness.
Unfortunately, like bridge building, life building is boring. The allurements and distractions of this world are much more appealing. Who wants to study God’s word or work on character, when that time could be used to play with our latest toy or engage in some worldly pleasure? Thus, many careless hearers never get to the most important matter of life- doing God’s will. I know it may sound boring, but the alternative will be costly.
