Luke 6:46-49 (NKJV) But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.
Many of us are familiar with the havoc that a typhoon or a storm can bring to a village, town or city, either through personal experience or from news reports. And even if we have not been personally affected by physical storms, many of us have had to endure the “storms of life” which beat vehemently upon us. These are unpleasant experiences or challenging or difficult circumstances that either broke or pushed us to the limit. We might not be able to avoid such adversity, affliction and tribulation, but through God’s grace and by building the right spiritual foundation, we can definitely ensure that we bounce back and stay resilient.
Jesus, the Son of the Living God, asks us to dig deep into His word and lay the foundation well for our lives, so that we will have a firm footing when we are faced with adversity, affliction and tribulation. Jesus and His work of atonement and redemption is the rock upon which we are to build the foundation for our lives. And we will be able to walk out a lifestyle of faith, supported by His grace, once we have consecrated our lives to the Lord.
Jesus mentioned that although there will be tribulation in this world, He has overcome it. The best assurance for us is to have God’s presence when we are going through a difficult season in life, whether it comes in the form of a job loss, business failure, financial difficulties or sickness and death.
Yet even when we have consecrated our lives to God and are walking in His will, we may still experience challenges. The storm that led to the flood that beats vehemently on the house will come regardless of whether or not the house has a foundation. The point is that the one with the strong foundation will not collapse. What would really help us to withstand the beating of any storm is our foundation. Standing firm on God’s promises and having faith in His Rhema word will keep us anchored and we will not waver when beating and shaking comes from the evil one. We would still bounce back, and that is resilience.
Sermon Series： Resilience (Part 3)
以韧性抵御“冲击”
路加福音6:46-49你们为什么称呼我『主啊，主啊』却不遵我的话行呢？凡到我这里来，听见我的话就去行的，我要告诉你们他像什么人： 他像一个人盖房子，深深地挖地，把根基安在磐石上；到发大水的时候，水冲那房子，房子总不能摇动，因为根基立在磐石上. 惟有听见不去行的，就像一个人在土地上盖房子，没有根基；水一冲，随即倒塌了，并且那房子坏的很大。」
我们中的多数人都不会陌生于台风或暴风雨给村庄和城市所带来的破坏，无论是通过亲身经历或是新闻报道。即便不曾亲身经历自然界台风，多数人也不能幸免于“生命风暴”的猛烈吹袭。这些不愉快的经历、挑战、困境使我们即便不崩溃也几近走投无路。我们或许无法避免这些逆境、苦难和磨难，但通过神的恩典和建立正确的属灵根基，我们绝对可以笃定我们将反弹并将一如既往地坚韧。
主耶稣，永生神的儿子，是要我们深掘祂的话语并为自己的生命奠定稳固的根基。这样，当我们面对逆境、苦难和磨难时，我们就有了稳固的立足点。主耶稣、祂的救赎大工和拯救正是我们建造生命根基的磐石。当我们将自己的生命奉献给主时，靠着祂的恩典，我们将能够活出一种有信仰的生活方式。
主耶稣说，尽管世上有苦难，但祂已经胜了世界。当我们经历生命中艰难季节时，无论是失去工作、生意失败、财务困境、病痛或死亡，神的同在始终是我们最好的保障。
然而，即便我们已经把自己的生命献上给神，并行在神的旨意中，我们依旧可能经历挑战或者风暴。暴雨引发的洪水不期而至，猛烈冲击房屋，才不管这房子是否打了根基。重点是有稳固根基的房子不会倒塌。真正能帮助我们抵御任何风暴冲击的是我们的根基。傲立在神的应许之上，相信祂的Rhema话语，这将锚定我们，当那恶者的攻击和撼动来到时才不致动摇。我们仍将反弹，而这就是所谓的韧性。
讲章系列: 韧性（反弹/恢复能力)（第三部分）