Construction is another of those life skills which our culture has relegated to a few trained professionals. Most of us have never built a house; have never constructed a foundation.
In the Clemson area, buildings and codes require a foundation that is at least 8 inches deep. In the past decade or so, we have found a contractor with a backhoe who digs these for our Habitat houses. But there was a time when i would go out with a group of students and hand them all shovels. in the Clemson area, there is a lot of hard, packed, red clay. Digging an 8 inch foundation is hard work.
But without such a foundation, the house is at risk.
Jesus' would like for us all to have strong houses, but the analogy is used to speak of our lives. What is the foundation we are preparing for our lives? For our daily living? For our interactions in the world?
Some are prepared to "go with the flow," or "see what comes." But we can ill afford to do this until a solid foundation is prepared. We must pay attention to that foundation. It is the base upon which all else is built.
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