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Our Sure Foundation

[The Lord] will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure. Isaiah 33:6

For many years, people in our city built and bought homes in areas subject to landslides. Some knew about the risk of the unstable land, while others were not told. “Forty years of warnings from geologists and city regulations created to ensure safe homebuilding” were unexplained or ignored (The Gazette, Colorado Springs, April 27, 2016). The view from many of those homes was magnificent, but the ground beneath them was a disaster in the making.

Many people in ancient Israel ignored the Lord’s warnings to turn from idols and seek Him, the true and living God. The Old Testament records the tragic results of their disobedience. Yet, with the world crumbling around them, the Lord continued reaching out to His people with a message of forgiveness and hope if they would turn to Him and follow His way.

Father in heaven, we acknowledge You as our sure foundation. Our security and hope are in You.

The prophet Isaiah said, “[The Lord] will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure” (Isaiah 33:6).

Today, as in the Old Testament era, God has given us a choice about the foundation on which we will build our lives. We can follow our own desires, or we can embrace His eternal principles revealed in the Bible and in the person of Jesus Christ. “On Christ, the solid rock, I stand—all other ground is sinking sand” (Edward Mote).

Father in heaven, we acknowledge You as our sure foundation. Our security and hope are in You.

The Lord Himself is our strong foundation in life.

必得安稳

你一生一世必得安稳，有丰盛的救恩并智慧和知识，你以敬畏耶和华为至宝。-以赛亚书33章6节

多年来，我们这个城市的居民，买卖和建造房屋都不会在意地质是否松软。有些人知道这潜藏的危机，但有些人却毫无警觉。其实，四十年来，地质学家不断发出警告，并有许多法规确保营造安全。但民众仍不了解原因，也漠视其严重性。这些区域的房舍大多拥有绝佳的景观，但却暗藏地基不稳，随时会有灾害发生的危机。

在古时，许多以色列百姓也同样漠视上帝的谆谆告诫：要离弃偶像，并要回转归向又真又活的上帝。旧约圣经记载，以色列百姓不愿顺服的悲惨后果。但纵然强敌环伺，上帝仍藉由赦罪的信息引导祂的百姓，期盼他们能归向祂，并遵守祂的诫命。

先知以赛亚曾说：“你一生一世必得安稳，有丰盛的救恩并智慧和知识，你以敬畏耶和华为至宝。”（以赛亚书33章6节）

今日也如同旧约时代一样，上帝也让我们自行选择生命的根基。我们可以随心所欲，在地质松软的沙土上建造，或选择跟随基督和圣经的教导，得着生命安稳的根基，正如诗歌所说：“立在基督磐石坚固，其余根基全是沙土。”

亲爱天父，我们相信唯独祢是我们的保障，
在祢里面我们得着平安与盼望。