They demolished the home across from ours, and I was a bit disturbed at how fast they got to do it. The home that once held a family together, witnessed to its laughter and tears, was flattened to the ground in a matter of days.
Months later, I sat across my window and noticed that the workers were almost halfway through a new structure. The first floor was erected and they are on to the next one. They built through the few storms that raged the past several weeks.
And so I couldn’t help but think about our many demolished hopes and dreams. We may have commissioned the demolition job ourselves to build something better. Most of the time though, our own structures get ruined because of our wrong foundation. When we allow pests to damage our structure that is our character.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23
The good news is, when we have Jesus in our hearts we can rebuild even through the storms. When His words are our foundation we can restore what was destroyed.
With a renewed faith and a recommitted life, we can eliminate the spiritual pests that eat up our good morals. We can get out of our sin cycle, and gut out what ruins our confidence. We will no longer be stuck in the pit. We can be more resilient, get moving, and start brand new.
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26
The new heart, and the strong foundation God blesses us with will help us become even stronger. As we rebuild we can make sure that we will not make the same mistakes. With His guidance through the Holy Spirit, we can live a God-honoring life that we can pass on to our children.
“Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.” Psalm 127:1
Thank you for reading through our devotional today. I invite you to ponder on Psalm 51:10-12 and Colossians 3:1-4 to dig deeper on today’s topic.
Reflection Question: Have you stopped trying to rebuild what was destroyed in you over the years? What keeps you from recommitting the ruined areas of your life to Christ?
Conversation with the Lord: Heavenly Father, thank you that we can come to you to rebuild what was ruined in our lives. Thank you for giving us a better foundation through your word, and another chance to be stronger. Please grant us the confidence to continue drawing strength from you. Amen.