CASTLES IN THE SAND By Sally I. Kennedy

I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed. Luke 6:47-79

Before the sun was up too high in the heavens, and it was hotter than blue blazes, my grandaughter and I ventured down to the beach.

Right away we noticed a beautiful sandcastle! It had survived the night somehow. Even though it was intricate and had obviously taken some time to do, the rising morning tide would surely wash it away.

We can build our lives on many things. Possessions, money, business, identity. They will all, one day, be washed away. We didn’t bring anything into this world, and we can’t take anything out of it – except our relationship with the Lord. That is forever.

I thought about an action Sunday school song the kids used to sing:
The wise man built his house upon the rock
and the rain came tumbling down.
The rain came down and the floods came up
and thewise man’s house stood firm.
But the foolish man built his house upon the sand
and the rain came tumbling down.
The rain came down and the floods came
and the foolish man’s house went SPLAT!!
So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ
and the blessings will come down.
The blessings come down and the prayers go up
so build your life on the Lord!!

As beautiful as the sandcastles of our lives may be, they are still just that: sandcastles. How awesome we can build our lives on the love of the Lord and the principles of His Word.

That is good news.

Matthew 6:19,21 “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”