Let us be FOUND, Lest we be LOST...
/Let us be FOUND standing firm on the foundation of Biblical Truth, lest we be LOST as we are tossed back and forth by worldly views.
We live in the Information Age (have been for nearly half a century), and we are being bombarded by way too much, far too often, way too fast. It’s called an “information junkie” for a reason. We are not only gorging ourselves with, but we are addicted to, the junk we are being fed, and it’s leaving us so sickening full of the world’s ways, we have little room or appetite left for rich Biblical Truth. We may know a whole lot, but that whole lot of knowledge means a whole lot of nothing when we do a whole lot of nothing with that whole lot of knowledge. It’s a vicious cycle, fueled by empty promises, leaving us less than satisfied and completely unstable.
We think little sound bites of Biblical Truth will be sufficient, when in reality, we are Biblically deficient — craving truth, but settling for an insufficient substitute that does little to truly fill us and a lot to merely thrill us. We’re stuffing ourselves with worldly fluff and forgetting that God’s Word is more than enough.
Worldly knowledge that’s contrary to Biblical wisdom will do nothing but fill us with doubt and toss us about. Without the firm foundation of objective Biblical Truth (that is not subject to change and is solid and stable in every way), we will be lost as we’re tossed in that sea of doubt of subjective world views (constantly changing, fluid and unstable in every way).
He said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” ~ John 14:6 ESV
The foundation of objective Biblical Truth was established by Christ, in Christ, and through Christ. He is our Firm Foundation. He is our Solid Rock. He is our Precious Cornerstone. He holds all things together, and only in Him can reliable truth be found. When we are securely found in Him, we will surely not be tossed around by this world.
“Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: Whoever believes will not be in haste.’” ~ Isaiah 28:16 ESV
Let us be FOUND standing firm on the foundation of Biblical Truth, lest we be LOST as we are tossed back and forth by worldly views.
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.” ~ Colossians 1:15-23 ESV
So, stand up strong as you stand upon the very Word of God. It will not shift. It will not change. It will not crumble. It will not fall. It will forever be reliable because its Truth is undeniable. It builds and equips. It fortifies and strengthens. It is tried and tested, faithful and true.
“And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.” ~ Ephesians 4:11-16 ESV
Church, when we’re malnourished, we cannot flourish. When we settle for "less than” substitutes to sound Biblical truth, we cannot experience the FULLNESS of God. We may feel full, but we are far from satisfied. In fact, we’re sick inside. Sinners in need of a Savior. And only when we are FOUND in Him, do we FIND our true flavor.
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. ~ Matthew 5:13 ESV
Let us be FOUND standing firm on the foundation of Biblical Truth, lest we be LOST as we are tossed back and forth by worldly views.