It Fell With A Great Crash

I recently bought a garden shed for half-price and my son, Tim, built a foundation for me to put it on. First, we bought four large concrete blocks, levelled the ground, and then Tim made a platform out of treated 2x6's.

Here is a picture of Tim screwing the boards onto the frame:

With the help of two of my other sons, we were able to carry the shed and place it on its foundation:

Now I have a place to store my barbecue and patio furniture for the winter.

I wished I could have just plopped the garden shed onto the grass in the corner of our yard and be done, but my son, Tim, informed me otherwise. He said that we had to build a foundation first or else the garden shed would be lopsided and useless. I am glad my son, Tim, loves to construct. Ever since he was a young boy, he has enjoyed building things out of wood.

The Bible says that a person who hears the words of God, takes them to heart, and obeys God's commands is like Tim, who built the garden shed on a firm foundation of stone and treated wood. When the snow falls heavily, and the winds blow forcefully in winter, the shed will remain strong and firm, protecting all the items stored within.

However, a person who hears the words of God but does not take heed and honour God's wisdom and truth is like me, who foolishly wanted to just place the garden shed on the soft, unlevelled grass. When the harsh winter storms come and the snow is miles deep — OK, maybe a couple hundred feet deep — the garden shed built without a firm foundation would collapse and lay in ruins.

When we don't take seriously the Word of God and believe all that God has written, our lives will begin to fall apart. We will start to crumble and fall to the ground, until nothing more is left except a chaotic mess of debris and devastation.

"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

May we all cherish God's words and love greatly God's Book, for it is the most valuable possession a person can own. Place your Bible in a place where it is visible daily, as a reminder to read and study God's precious words of truth, direction, love and hope.