MONTH SEPTEMBER 2023: MONTH OF LIVING AND BUILDING ON –  “THE SURE FOUNDATION” – IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD!

“By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the POWER, WISDOM and GOODNESS of God] we UNDERSTAND that the WORLD’S (universe, ages) were FRAMED and CREATED [FORMED, put in ORDER, and EQUIPPED for their intended PURPOSE] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible” Psalms 11:3/Amplified.

The neglect to the foundation of anything will cause harmful effects in any intended built up on that foundation. The Father God in laying the foundation of the earth and the built-up of the world in it for the humans and all created things, did ensured, that the foundation is without questions. He did ensured and assured Himself that the architectural and structural design could and would withstand the heavy load of the billions of human factors and activities that will be done on it as written in Psalm 24:1-5 and Isaiah 45:11-12; Revelation 4:11; Hebrews 11:3. And there is a great lesson to starts from the known of God to the unknown if we follow the principles of His as found in the Holy writ.

I have as well as you might have studied yet studying, to know, and grown yet growing, to say, that I have seen natural and human and spiritual devastations in different sphere of humanity; I have seen structural buildings of many sorts – both small and great – been subjected to rubble; and the result of any devastating happenings is always relatively costly to both the human, natural and spiritual caused conditions.

And I have as well as you might have – seen, read, observed and watched lost of individual and public Properties of various segments cutting across and not limited: Agricultural lands, Business’s, Ministries/Church buildings, Governments Offices, Non-governmental parastatals places, Families and Individual residences and such like. And in all situations and circumstances, it’s always a very deep hearted feelings, touching and heartbreaking for any to go through the metamorphosis of change at various segments – especially in a helpless situations to awaits the worst of both ends of the lost of life’s, livelihoods and properties.

And in some cases, the devastations are really very very bad and beyond comprehension of the human lost and financial costs and spiritual costs and more, to those affected respectively.  As I prepared to write this, and recalling while flipping through the various accessible multimedia channels not long ago, I could see devastations of human life’s, livelihoods and properties and such like in various nations of the world. The effects of the weather impact in those places and some especially, are seriously a cause for tears, pains, and hurts unimaginable. While some could be natural, others are of human negligence over time by those who ought to have put in place some well-thought-of foundation that could have withstood the tests of time but has failed to see reasons to get things done as expected.

Some of these devastations are caused by natural causes, but most of the time, human creations and causes have been undermined, especially in places that ought to have been subjected and scrutinised to the proper standards of settings and principles. However, they have been overlooked and given free leverage, thereby resulting in the overwhelming costs of life, livelihoods, properties, finance, and such.

Now, flipping from the natural and human devastations to spiritually devastating state, you will find out that the spiritually devastating state is more shocking considering the deception, delusional, indoctrination, adulteration, perversion and falsehoods, and Man-made effect on people. Worst still is when you consider many of some so called Christians or followers of Jesus Christ or Believers answering to the Faith in Christ Jesus, who are without the basic foundation or foundational knowledge and understanding of the Faith they have alleged to belong, except to their denominational doctrinal settings – creeds, bylaws, traditional dogmas and such like. Philippians 1:15-18; Galatians 1:6-9; Jude 1:3-4; Acts 8:9-24.

While many have sincerely given their lives to God in Christ Jesus and have resolved to both believe and follow Christ Jesus as their foundation – there are others, that have found themselves knowingly and or unknowingly on a wrongly laid FOUNDATION – especially in some places of worship; and there are others on the other hand, who have blindly followed the blind, swayed away from the TRUTH in their faith foundation of the Gospel; and in each case, many are thereby not only wrongly founded but are as such building wrongly on the same foundation that’s wrongly laid. 1 Corinthians 3:1-17; 2 Timothy 2:19-21.

And it’s partly upon the above paragraph concerns, that the theme of September 2023 comes to play as to the how to help some if not all to the place of living and building on – “THE SURE FOUNDATION” in Christ Jesus; and this is to give the essence of the light out of darkness, into the full knowledge of God in the face of Christ Jesus as written:

“For God, who said, “Let LIGHT SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS,” is the One who has SHONE in our hearts to GIVE us the Light of the KNOWLEDGE of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the FACE of Christ . . . 13 Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had, who wrote in Scripture, “I believed, therefore I spoke.” We also believe, therefore we also speak, 14 knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and will present us [along] with you in His presence” 2 Corinthians 4:6, 13-14/Amplified.

And laying the foundation of one’s FAITH on the ROCK and building and living on that same ROCK, which is Jesus Christ, the foundation and the builder of His Church, is God’s expectations from us if we must THRIVE in an ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory in Christ Jesus; and to save us from living and building on a life of SURVIVAL while we yet acclaimed to be God’s own in every sense. Matthew 7:24-27.

Our Father God in His eternal plan laid the unshaken and indestructible foundation of our FAITH while in His set plans for human REDEMPTION in His Son Jesus Christ. This He did, long before the formation and foundation of the world the scripture says – thus indicating that the world in God’s plan has FOUNDATION to keep it stable for the purpose – [ Revelation 3:8; 1 Peter 1:18-21; Hebrews 9:26; Ephesians 1:4 (3-12); John 17:24].

I will be taking time to expatiate in segments upon segments, in the course of the month, on what it means to live and build on THE SURE FOUNDATION, which is of God in Christ Jesus, so that you and I can enjoy the fulness and fulfilling life and godly living in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“If the FOUNDATIONS be DESTROYED, what can the RIGHTEOUS DO?” Psalms 11:3.

“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. 11 FOR OTHER FOUNDATION CAN NO MAN LAY THAN THAT IS LAID, WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST. 12 Now if any man BUILD upon this FOUNDATION gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the TEMPLE of God, and that the Spirit of God DWELLETH in you? 17 If any man DEFILE the TEMPLE of God, him shall God DESTROY; for the TEMPLE of God is HOLY, which TEMPLE ye ARE” 1 Corinthians 3:10-17.

“Nevertheless the FOUNDATION of God STANDETH SURE, having this SEAL, The Lord KNOWETH them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ DEPART FROM INIQUITY. 20 But in a great house there are not only VESSELS of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to HONOUR, and some to DISHONOUR. 21 If a man therefore PURGE himself from these, he shall be a VESSEL unto HONOUR, SANCTIFIED, and MEET for the MASTER’S use, and PREPARED unto EVERY GOOD WORK” 2 Timothy 2:19-21.

“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: 25 and 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. 26 And every one that HEARETH these sayings of mine, and DOETH THEM NOT, shall be likened unto a FOOLISH man, which BUILT his house upon the SAND: 27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it” Matthew 7:24-27.

“We have also a more SURE WORD OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that SHINETH in a DARK place, until the DAY DAWN, and the DAY STAR arise in your hearts: 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” 2 Peter 1:19-21.

“And I fell at his feet to WORSHIP him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have THE TESTIMONY of Jesus: WORSHIP God: for THE TESTIMONY of Jesus is the spirit of PROPHECY” Revelation 19:10.

“The EARTH is the Lord’s, and the FULNESS thereof; the WORLD, and they that DWELL therein. 2 For he hath FOUNDED it upon the seas, and ESTABLISHED it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ASCEND into the HILL of the Lord? or who shall STAND in his HOLY place? 4 He that hath CLEAN hands, and a PURE heart; who hath NOT LIFTED up his soul unto VANITY, nor sworn DECEITFULLY. 5 He shall RECEIVE THE BLESSING from the Lord, and RIGHTEOUSNESS from the God of his SALVATION” Psalms 24:1-5.

“Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have MADE the earth, and CREATED man upon it: I, even my hands, have STRETCHED out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded” Psalms 45:11-12.

“By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the POWER, WISDOM and GOODNESS of God] we UNDERSTAND that the WORLDS (universe, ages) were FRAMED and CREATED [formed, put in order, and EQUIPPED for their intended purpose] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible” Hebrews 11:3.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

WELCOME TO MONTH SEPTEMBER 2023: THE MONTH OF “THE SURE FOUNDATION” – IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD!

I sincerely and blessedly WELCOME you to the MONTH SEPTEMBER – the month to ENSURE that you are SCRIPTURALLY living and building on –  “THE SURE FOUNDATION” – in Christ Jesus stead.

“For other FOUNDATION can no man lay than that is LAID, which is Jesus Christ” 1 Corinthians 3:11.

“Nevertheless, the FIRM FOUNDATION of God [which He has LAID] STANDS [SURE and UNSHAKEN despite attacks], bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who ARE His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord STAND APART from wickedness and WITHDRAW from wrongdoing” 2 Timothy 2:19/Amplified.

“We have also a more SURE WORD OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a LIGHT that SHINETH in a DARK PLACE, until the DAY DAWN, and the DAY STAR arise in your hearts” 2 Peter 1:19.

The Month SEPTEMBER 2023, should be the actualising months to enact, authenticate and ensure that you are SCRIPTURALLY LIVING and BUILDING on – “THE SURE FOUNDATION” that’s built upon – THE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY – in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. [1 Corinthians 3:11 (10-17); 2 Timothy 2:19 (19-21); 2 Peter 1:19 (19-21)]. The essence is for you to THRIVE in an ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory, in doing life and living godly in the FAITH, wherein you STAND assured and justified by grace in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

“Therefore being JUSTIFIED BY FAITH, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 by whom also we have ACCESS BY FAITH into this GRACE wherein we STAND, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” Romans 5:1-2.

The FAITH of the believing one in Christ Jesus may go through a shaking touching phase as anything under the Sun could be, but it CAN’T, and I repeat – it CAN’T be UNSHAKEN and CAN’T be DESTROYED as some in many quarters have catapulted in their circles and Circus of the Christian FAITH to intimidate some; and this they do to those that are not SCRIPTURALLY knowledgeable and understandable of their place of rights and privileges in our sure REDEMPTION that is forever a done deed for them. The Believer’s in God in Christ Jesus need to know and understand that their foundation is an assured SURE FOUNDATION, that no forces on EARTH and beneath the earth can be able to PARALLEL with it and to even consider to UNSHAKEN nor DESTROY it as many have always tend to quote the Psalmist Scripture as written:

“If the FOUNDATIONS be DESTROYED, what can the RIGHTEOUS do?” Psalms 11:3.

The above SCRIPTURE in context is pertaining to a society whose foundation supposedly is destroyed and what role the RIGHTEOUS with THE SURE FOUNDATION stand of God in Christ Jesus should do to help restore the demographic changes of UNRIGHTEOUS causes that individual or society – which is, to the RIGHTEOUS cause of God, in Christ Jesus stead. For the unbeliever’s lives and builds on destructible foundation; and it’s the Believer’s in Christ Jesus stead that lives and builds on THE SURE FOUNDATION; And righteous believer is on a mandatory watch of God as an heavenly ambassador and representative on earthly affairs, to play the role to bring back or restore broken and destructible foundation in an individual and societal demographics, to the supposedly righteous cause upon which the society can have an assured SURE FOUNDATION. Thus indicating that an individual and societal demographics may CHANGE as it’s unstable and it’s shakeable, but it takes the righteous SURE FOUNDATION that’s unshaken and indestructible, to bring the society to a righteous cause with God.

The month September to me therefore, should be the beginning of months to enact, authenticate and ensure that you are SCRIPTURALLY living and building on – “THE SURE FOUNDATION” in Christ Jesus stead. This is the only grandstands if you are to THRIVE in an ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory, in doing life and living godly in the FAITH wherein you STAND assured and justified by grace. This is also to ACTUALISE into reality and tangibility, ALL THINGS that pertains to LIFE and GODLINESS in God’s BLESSEDNESS concerning the assured SURE FOUNDATION Believer’s. 2 Peter 1:1-4; Ephesians 1:3, 20, Ephesians 2:6.

The Month SEPTEMBER is the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, the third of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the fourth of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonal equivalent. The Month SEPTEMBER in the northern hemisphere is usually considered the first month of autumn. For many, the month of September signals the end of summer, the beginning of autumn, and the start of a new school year. With respect to the calendar, September marks the beginning of the series of months named after their numerical position in the year.

As Month September signals the end of summer and the beginning of Autumn, there’s the need to SCRIPTURALLY ensure, enact and authenticate that you are living and building your FAITH – rooted and grounded on – THE SURE FOUNDATION – which is Christ Jesus. For I am emboldened to announce and say to you – that it’s not enough to know your redemptive rights in Christ UNTIL you – SCRIPTURALLY ENACT, AUTHENTICATE and ENSURE it, into reality and tangibility; that is, to cause them to BECOME a living life reality SCRIPTURALLY. Make Month September your SCRIPTURAL Month to be solidly rooted, grounded and built up on the ROCK which is Christ Jesus – THE SURE FOUNDATION, and not on the SAND that’s sinkable, destructible, shakeable and untenable. Matthew 7:24-27.

The Month SEPTEMBER – the ninth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, can be summed up Scripturally in this wise to authenticate our SURE FOUNDATION grandstands:

* It reminds one of the Nine (9) Fruit of the Spirit for your Christian Faith CHARACTER, BEHAVIOURAL and CONDUCT enabling. Galatians 5:22-25; 1 Timothy 3:15.

*It reminds one of the Nine (9) Spiritual gifts of the Spirit to enable one to function in MINISTERIAL, SPIRITUAL and CIVIC life demands. 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, 27-31; Romans 12:1-8.

** The ninth month SIGNIFIES the complete of human GESTATION – complete time of BIRTHING a new life, a time to expect DELIVERIES; and since NINE means PERFECTION in a sense, it thus means in essence, a month of WHOLENESS and COMPLETENESS and FULFILLING and MATURING. 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 4:12-13.

Therefore, in this Month September, know that you have All it takes to make BECOME in Christ Jesus because we’ve being given the SURE WORD OF PROPHECY to remain unshakeable and indestructible in all of doing life and living godly in Christ Jesus stead. Amen. 2 Peter 1:19-21.

Therefore, make an intentional and conscious choice to ensure Scripturally, that the WORD of God works and it’s alive today, as it was yesterday and will be tomorrow as you live and build on THE SURE FOUNDATION – which is Christ Jesus, our Saviour and Lord. Amen.

Have an awesome and amazing month of grace and BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus. Amen.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“If the FOUNDATIONS be DESTROYED, what can the RIGHTEOUS DO?” Psalms 11:3.

“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. 11 FOR OTHER FOUNDATION CAN NO MAN LAY THAN THAT IS LAID, WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST. 12 Now if any man BUILD upon this FOUNDATION gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the TEMPLE of God, and that the Spirit of God DWELLETH in you? 17 If any man DEFILE the TEMPLE of God, him shall God DESTROY; for the TEMPLE of God is HOLY, which TEMPLE ye ARE” 1 Corinthians 3:10-17.

“Nevertheless the FOUNDATION of God STANDETH SURE, having this SEAL, The Lord KNOWETH them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ DEPART FROM INIQUITY. 20 But in a great house there are not only VESSELS of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to HONOUR, and some to DISHONOUR. 21 If a man therefore PURGE himself from these, he shall be a VESSEL unto HONOUR, SANCTIFIED, and MEET for the MASTER’S use, and PREPARED unto EVERY GOOD WORK” 2 Timothy 2:19-21.

“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: 25 and 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. 26 And every one that HEARETH these sayings of mine, and DOETH THEM NOT, shall be likened unto a FOOLISH man, which BUILT his house upon the SAND: 27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it” Matthew 7:24-27.

“We have also a more SURE WORD OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that SHINETH in a DARK place, until the DAY DAWN, and the DAY STAR arise in your hearts: 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” 2 Peter 1:19-21.

“The EARTH is the Lord’s, and the FULNESS thereof; the WORLD, and they that DWELL therein. 2 For he hath FOUNDED it upon the seas, and ESTABLISHED it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ASCEND into the HILL of the Lord? or who shall STAND in his HOLY place? 4 He that hath CLEAN hands, and a PURE heart; who hath NOT LIFTED up his soul unto VANITY, nor sworn DECEITFULLY. 5 He shall RECEIVE THE BLESSING from the Lord, and RIGHTEOUSNESS from the God of his SALVATION” Psalms 24:1-5.

“Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have MADE the earth, and CREATED man upon it: I, even my hands, have STRETCHED out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded” Psalms 45:11-12.

“By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the POWER, WISDOM and GOODNESS of God] we UNDERSTAND that the WORLDS (universe, ages) were FRAMED and CREATED [formed, put in order, and EQUIPPED for their intended purpose] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible” Hebrews 11:3.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

MONTH SEPTEMBER 2023: MONTH OF LIVING AND BUILDING ON –  “THE SURE FOUNDATION” – IN CHRIST JESUS’ STEAD!

“By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the POWER, WISDOM and GOODNESS of God] we UNDERSTAND that the WORLD’S (universe, ages) were FRAMED and CREATED [FORMED, put in ORDER, and EQUIPPED for their intended PURPOSE] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible” Psalms 11:3/Amplified.

The neglect to the foundation of anything will cause harmful effects in any intended built up on that foundation. The Father God in laying the foundation of the earth and the built-up of the world in it for the humans and all created things, did ensured, that the foundation is without questions. He did ensured and assured Himself that the architectural and structural design could and would withstand the heavy load of the billions of human factors and activities that will be done on it as written in Psalm 24:1-5 and Isaiah 45:11-12; Revelation 4:11; Hebrews 11:3. And there is a great lesson to starts from the known of God to the unknown if we follow the principles of His as found in the Holy writ.

I have as well as you might have studied yet studying, to know, and grown yet growing, to say, that I have seen natural and human and spiritual devastations in different sphere of humanity; I have seen structural buildings of many sorts – both small and great – been subjected to rubble; and the result of any devastating happenings is always relatively costly to both the human, natural and spiritual caused conditions.

And I have as well as you might have – seen, read, observed and watched lost of individual and public Properties of various segments cutting across and not limited: Agricultural lands, Business’s, Ministries/Church buildings, Governments Offices, Non-governmental parastatals places, Families and Individual residences and such like. And in all situations and circumstances, it’s always a very deep hearted feelings, touching and heartbreaking for any to go through the metamorphosis of change at various segments – especially in a helpless situations to awaits the worst of both ends of the lost of life’s, livelihoods and properties.

And in some cases, the devastations are really very very bad and beyond comprehension of the human lost and financial costs and spiritual costs and more, to those affected respectively.  As I prepared to write this, and recalling while flipping through the various accessible multimedia channels not long ago, I could see devastations of human life’s, livelihoods and properties and such like in various nations of the world. The effects of the weather impact in those places and some especially, are seriously a cause for tears, pains and hurts and unimaginable. While some could be natural, others are of human negligence overtime by those that ought to have put in place some well thought of foundation that could have withstands the tests of time but have failed to see reasons to get things done as would have been expected.

Why some of these devastations are of natural causes, but in most of the time, there are human creations and causes that have been undermined especially in places that ought to have been subjected and scrutinised to the proper standards of settings and principles but have been overlooked and given a free leverage thereby resulting the overwhelming costs of life’s, livelihoods, properties, finance and such like, to be incurred.

Now, flipping from the natural and human devastations to spiritual devastating state, you will found out that the spiritual devastating state is more shocking considering the deception, delusional, indoctrination, adulteration, perversion and falsehoods and Man-made effect on people. Worst still is when you consider many of some so called Christians or followers of Jesus Christ or Believers answering to the Faith in Christ Jesus, who are without the basic foundation or foundational knowledge and understanding of the Faith they have alleged to belong, except to their denominational doctrinal settings – creeds, bylaws, traditional dogmas and such like. Philippians 1:15-18; Galatians 1:6-9; Jude 1:3-4; Acts 8:9-24.

While many have sincerely given their life’s to God in Christ Jesus and have resolved to both believe and follow Christ Jesus as their foundation – there are others, that have found themselves knowingly and or unknowingly on a wrongly laid FOUNDATION – especially in some places of worship; and there are others on the other hand, who have blindly followed the blind, swayed away from the TRUTH in their faith foundation of the Gospel; and in each cases, many are thereby not only wrongly founded but are as such building wrongly on the same  foundation that’s wrongly laid. 1 Corinthians 3:1-17; 2 Timothy 2:19-21.

And it’s partly upon the above paragraph concerns, that the theme of September 2023 comes to play as to the how to help some if not all to the place of living and building on – “THE SURE FOUNDATION” in Christ Jesus;  and this is to give the essence of the light out of darkness, into the full knowledge of God in the face of Christ Jesus as written:

“For God, who said, “Let LIGHT SHINE OUT OF DARKNESS,” is the One who has SHONE in our hearts to GIVE us the Light of the KNOWLEDGE of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the FACE of Christ . . . 13 Yet we have the same spirit of faith as he had, who wrote in Scripture, “I believed, therefore I spoke.” We also believe, therefore we also speak, 14 knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and will present us [along] with you in His presence” 2 Corinthians 4:6, 13-14/Amplified.

And laying the foundation of one’s FAITH on the ROCK and building and living on that same ROCK, which is Jesus Christ, the foundation and the builder of His Church, is God’s expectations from us if we must THRIVE in an ONWARD and UPWARD trajectory in Christ Jesus; and to save us from living and building on a life of SURVIVAL while we yet acclaimed to be God’s own in every sense. Matthew 7:24-27.

Our Father God in His eternal plan laid the unshaken and indestructible foundation  of our FAITH while in His set plans for human REDEMPTION in His Son Jesus Christ. This He did, long before the formation and foundation of the world the scripture says – thus indicating that the world in God’s plan has FOUNDATION to keep it stable for the purpose – [ Revelation 3:8; 1 Peter 1:18-21; Hebrews 9:26; Ephesians 1:4 (3-12); John 17:24].

I will be taking time to expatiate in segments upon segments, in the course of the month, on what it means to live and build on THE SURE FOUNDATION, which is of God in Christ Jesus, so that you and I can enjoy the fulness and fulfilling life and godly living in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“If the FOUNDATIONS be DESTROYED, what can the RIGHTEOUS DO?” Psalms 11:3.

“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. 11 FOR OTHER FOUNDATION CAN NO MAN LAY THAN THAT IS LAID, WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST. 12 Now if any man BUILD upon this FOUNDATION gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 16 Know ye not that ye are the TEMPLE of God, and that the Spirit of God DWELLETH in you? 17 If any man DEFILE the TEMPLE of God, him shall God DESTROY; for the TEMPLE of God is HOLY, which TEMPLE ye ARE” 1 Corinthians 3:10-17.

“Nevertheless the FOUNDATION of God STANDETH SURE, having this SEAL, The Lord KNOWETH them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ DEPART FROM INIQUITY. 20 But in a great house there are not only VESSELS of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to HONOUR, and some to DISHONOUR. 21 If a man therefore PURGE himself from these, he shall be a VESSEL unto HONOUR, SANCTIFIED, and MEET for the MASTER’S use, and PREPARED unto EVERY GOOD WORK” 2 Timothy 2:19-21.

“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: 25 and 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. 26 And every one that HEARETH these sayings of mine, and DOETH THEM NOT, shall be likened unto a FOOLISH man, which BUILT his house upon the SAND: 27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it” Matthew 7:24-27.

“We have also a more SURE WORD OF PROPHECY; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that SHINETH in a DARK place, until the DAY DAWN, and the DAY STAR arise in your hearts: 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” 2 Peter 1:19-21.

“And I fell at his feet to WORSHIP him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have THE TESTIMONY of Jesus: WORSHIP God: for THE TESTIMONY of Jesus is the spirit of PROPHECY” Revelation 19:10.

“The EARTH is the Lord’s, and the FULNESS thereof; the WORLD, and they that DWELL therein. 2 For he hath FOUNDED it upon the seas, and ESTABLISHED it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ASCEND into the HILL of the Lord? or who shall STAND in his HOLY place? 4 He that hath CLEAN hands, and a PURE heart; who hath NOT LIFTED up his soul unto VANITY, nor sworn DECEITFULLY. 5 He shall RECEIVE THE BLESSING from the Lord, and RIGHTEOUSNESS from the God of his SALVATION” Psalms 24:1-5.

“Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have MADE the earth, and CREATED man upon it: I, even my hands, have STRETCHED out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded” Psalms 45:11-12.

“By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the POWER, WISDOM and GOODNESS of God] we UNDERSTAND that the WORLDS (universe, ages) were FRAMED and CREATED [formed, put in order, and EQUIPPED for their intended purpose] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible” Hebrews 11:3.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI