On Christ The Solid Rock I Stand, All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand!
I love this hymn--the refrain is amazingly simple, yet illustrative of a tremendous biblical story.
On Christ the solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
And when we were children, there was this version (which I can't completely remember.)
The foolish man built his house upon the sand. The rain came up and the house went down.
The wise man built his house upon a rock. The rain came up and the house stood firm.
The symbolism is fairly straightforward, since we are called to build our "houses" on the firm foundation of Christ Himself, and His word. Anything else is bound to fail. After all, "all may change but Jesus never--Jesus is the same!"
And there are countless more songs I can use to describe the point. Go on, sing along! "Jesus, you're my firm foundation, I know I can stand secure! Jesus, you're my firm foundation, I put my hope in Your holy Word, I put my hope in Your holy Word." And more recently, "Jesus, Lover of my soul, Jesus I will never let you go. You've taken me from the miry clay, set my feet upon the Rock, and now I know,"
Jesus is a firm foundation upon which to build your life. He will never shift or move or turn on you. Instead, the psalmist says, "I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust" in Psalm 91:2.
Psalm 27:1,5 also makes it clear that Jesus is a Rock upon which we have a secure hope and future. "The LORD is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-of whom shall I be afraid? For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock."
Nothing less than Jesus can give you the kind of security you long for. Money, a spouse/partner, love, power, prestige, family, civil security, national defense, nuclear deterrence, diplomacy, friendship--yes, all these things will one day pass away. But Jesus is a Firm Foundation.
On Christ the solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
And when we were children, there was this version (which I can't completely remember.)
The foolish man built his house upon the sand. The rain came up and the house went down.
The wise man built his house upon a rock. The rain came up and the house stood firm.
The symbolism is fairly straightforward, since we are called to build our "houses" on the firm foundation of Christ Himself, and His word. Anything else is bound to fail. After all, "all may change but Jesus never--Jesus is the same!"
And there are countless more songs I can use to describe the point. Go on, sing along! "Jesus, you're my firm foundation, I know I can stand secure! Jesus, you're my firm foundation, I put my hope in Your holy Word, I put my hope in Your holy Word." And more recently, "Jesus, Lover of my soul, Jesus I will never let you go. You've taken me from the miry clay, set my feet upon the Rock, and now I know,"
Jesus is a firm foundation upon which to build your life. He will never shift or move or turn on you. Instead, the psalmist says, "I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust" in Psalm 91:2.
Psalm 27:1,5 also makes it clear that Jesus is a Rock upon which we have a secure hope and future. "The LORD is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-of whom shall I be afraid? For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock."
Nothing less than Jesus can give you the kind of security you long for. Money, a spouse/partner, love, power, prestige, family, civil security, national defense, nuclear deterrence, diplomacy, friendship--yes, all these things will one day pass away. But Jesus is a Firm Foundation.
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