Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now I am FOUND . . .
We all know the song, but do we apply it to our lives? The foundation of and for our lives is our Faith in Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9). We do not exist for our own purposes or pleasures, but thank God for that, because that would be a vanity of all vanities (Ecclesiastes 1:1-5). However, serving the greater purposes of loving God and loving our neighbor, we can have a firm foundation for all that we do (Mark 12:28-31). Therefore, being found is foundational for all of our lives, in every nook and cranny.
“OUR SKELETAL SYSTEM IS THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL OF OUR MOVEMENTS. IN THE SAME WAY, CHRIST HAS TO BE THE FOUNDATION OF ALL THAT WE DO WITH THESE BODIES.”
Being found, the Lordship of Christ must ground everything else in our life. Are you in a relationship? God must be the foundation. Are you working to provide for your family? God must be the foundation. Are you still in school or pursuing higher education? God must be the foundation. With anything and everything, God must be the foundation. Otherwise, we are standing on the sinking sand rather than the solid rock established by the One who is immutable (Matthew 7:24-27).
What does the ground look like beneath your feet? What kind of shoes do you have on your feet? How well are you sleeping at night? These are just a few examples that express the importance of a secure foundation. If the ground is rocky and unstable, we can twist our ankles. If our shoes have lost all cushion, our feet will hurt, and more serious problems can develop. If we do not sleep well in our beds at night, how we feel during the day will be drastically affected. As we can see through these examples, our foundation is essential.
In the context of our bodies, our bones serve as the framework for all of our movements and for the organized structure of our organs. When something is off with our bones, something will be off with our whole body. For example, osteoporosis is a condition where the bones are not able to be replenished properly, leading to overly porous bones. This means that the bones affected will have less density and less overall strength. As a result, bones can break more easily, and people may feel much weaker, especially as they age. Accordingly, this can be a very serious condition because not only can it increase the risk of fracturing a bone, but it can affect the way that people move and feel. As we can see with such a condition, our skeletal system is the foundation for all of our movements. In the same way, Christ has to be the foundation of all that we do with these bodies.
The design of our bodies points to our Creator, and looking around, it can be seen how people are always using their bodies for worship. That is because it is not a question of IF a human being made in the Image of God will worship, but WHO they will worship. Some worship themselves. Some worship a significant other. Some worship a famous person. People cannot help but worship because the true underlying nature of a fallen human being is the identity of being made in the Image of God. In light of this, we must always seek to praise the True Author of Life, the One who sustains us in the midst of every time and season, the One who is foundational (1 Corinthians 3:9-15).
