Good Morning Everyone,
Our theme for this month: “Taking care of your soul”
Our Bible verse for today: “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded the house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock.” Matthew 7:24-25 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “A healthy soul makes a good foundation.”
Arctic scientists who have studied ice burgs tell us that only approximately 10% of an ice burg is visible above the surface. 90% is submerged and is therefore unseen. But because of the enormous mass that exists below the surface and which therefore forms the foundation, ice burgs are virtually indestructible. The ice burg could sink the Titanic but the Titanic could not sink the ice burg.
Our soul can be a lot like that ice burg. It exists deep below the surface of our lives and it is the foundation upon which all the rest of life is built. The greater the mass, the firmer the foundation; the stronger, deeper, more expansive the soul is, the more substantial a foundation we have to build the rest of life upon.
Sadly, many people pay little attention to the growth and maturity of the soul. For them the proportions are reversed, their lives are 90% above the surface and only 10% beneath. Can you see how unstable that is? With most of their life existing above the surface rather than deep in the soul, their lives are very unstable and can easily come crashing down.
As a Christian – someone who is alive in Christ – you have a soul that is vibrant and strong and growing. It’s your relationship with Christ which makes that possible. Christ is your Rock and He’s the One who gives life to and animates your soul.
That means that the most important part of you, the most significant and substantive part of you, exists deep within you, not on the surface of life. The real substance of your being is your soul and the more developed it is – the stronger it is in Christ – the more firm your foundation. A healthy soul is the foundation for a solid and stable life. Are you doing the things necessary for yours to be healthy and strong?
God Bless,
Pastor Jim
Oak Hill Baptist Church 