Email from Abiding Place Daily Bread – October 8, 2024 (The Third Day – Genesis 1:9-13) 1 Corinthians 3:11 – For no other foundation can be laid other than the one in place, which is Christ Jesus. Building Properly Upon The True Foundation We are supplied with evidences as to whether or not we are on the foundation of Christ Jesus and not on the changing opinions of man that are as earth and sand without foundation, always shifting about being totally unstable (Luke 6:47-49, 16:13; Matthew 7:24-27, 6:24; James 1:6-8; 1 Kings 18:21). We come to realize it is not just in the hearing or the believing of the Gospel, but the doing of it (James 1:22, 2:19; Matthew 7:21,24, 12:50; Luke 6:46). The life of Jesus was imparted to us when we were created anew in Him so we could live out the life that lasts forever – the life of the Son (1 John 5:12; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Ephesians 4:24; John 10:10). Jesus is not only the foundation, but also the One Who builds the temple of the Lord (Zechariah 6:12). Upon the foundation of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit builds a spiritual house after the pattern of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. If we are going to build properly upon the foundation, then we must recognize we are to build the things that will cause those who hear us to grow into the maturity of Christ Jesus (Hebrews 6:1; Ephesians 2:22, 4:12-13). The Church, unlike a natural building, grows instead of being built. As those in the Church conform to the foundation of Christ Jesus, the Lord Jesus Himself and the Holy Spirit cause a sanctuary to grow that is filled with the fullness of God (Ephesians 1:23, 2:22; Matthew 16:18). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 10/8/2024
