“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 
                                                       -Matthew 7:24

A building is only as strong as the foundation upon which it is built. Whether a humble home or a towering skyscraper, a poorly laid foundation will leave any structure in ruins as soon as the ground gets the least bit shaky. Even if it has a steel frame and beautiful interior, this usually just means it will fall twice as hard when it does crumble. In the same way, Christians must take heed to set there lives on the right foundation if they intend what they are building to last.

“According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

                        -I Corinthians 3:10-11

According to Paul, the only sturdy foundation is Jesus Christ. That may not mean He is the only foundation out there to choose from, but it does mean He is the only foundation that will endure the fire of Judgment Day. Paul goes on to say, “If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” (v. 14 & 15) Even the good works we perform here on earth will only count if they are built on the foundation of Jesus Christ! We can be a saint in the eyes of the world and still a sinner in the eyes of God if we build on a foundation of pride and arrogance.

“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father which is in heaven.
And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

                     -Matthew 6:16-18

Contrary to what many have told us throughout the years, Jesus was not saying that Peter would be the foundation of  The Church. After all, why would the Lord establish His eternal bride on a foundation of temporal flesh and blood? Rather, He was saying that the revelation Peter had received – that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God – would be the at the heart and core of everything the church stands on. It is this very foundation that each individual child of God must stand upon if we plan on making it to the end. 10,000 years from now, may it be said of us that “…the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.” (Matthew 7:25)