Archeologists tell us that thousands of pyramids were built throughout Egypt … yet only a fraction of them stand today. Why do a few remain standing while others crumbled in the desert throughout the storms of time? Those scientists say the difference was foundations. The pyramids built on massive stone foundations are the ones that have stood tall for thousands of years. This discovery was made because they excavated these historical sites.
This archeological fact unearths another powerful lesson for us. If our lives are not built on a solid, well laid foundation … they are destined to fall … they will crumble … our legacies will blow away in the desert winds. That is why we call our ministry House on the Rock Family Ministries! We want to help families build their lives and homes on the “Rock.” So the first priority in our pyramid of priorities is foundational and vital.
The pyramid of priorities was derived from the inspired progression of thoughts of Paul in the letter he wrote to the church in Ephesus. The first part of the letter (chapters 1-3) deals with ‘who we are’ in Jesus Christ … the second half of the letter (chapters 4-6) unpacks the ‘so what … how should we live?’
The foundation to our “Pyramid of Priorities” is built upon the inspiration of these words and thoughts by God’s Holy Spirit … who inspired Paul to write them in an orderly progression. I believe that the order in which God inspired these words and thoughts is extremely significant in that they are His list of priorities in how we should live our lives as Christians. It is the building of our lives on God’s inspired (the unseen) Word (the seen) that will cause our lives and legacies to stand the storms of time.
The Words of God given through the Bible are the foundation upon which all of us as Christ followers need to build our lives to stand the storms of time.
