We Are To Build Our Lives On The Right Foundation

 We Are To Build Our Lives On The Right Foundation. We are to stand on the Lord Jesus Christ Who is the Rock of our salvation. We are to build our life with the right materials, which are the spiritual gems of wisdom and Godly nuggets of truth that are found in the Word of God.
 The first example is one who lives as unto the Lord by walking in spirit and truth, and who will receive rewards at the judgment seat of Christ. These rewards are for works that were carried out in the spirit.
 The second example is a one who lives according to self, resulting in fleshly works, an unspiritual, immature Christian life, and a loss of reward. This loss of rewards happens because of works that God had prepared in advance for us to carry out in His power, but which were fulfilled in the energy of the flesh.
 As believers, we are all saved by grace through faith, but if we live our Christian life in our own strength and not in dependence upon the Lord Jesus, we will still be saved but we will suffer loss, for the wood, hay, and stubble that results from works of the flesh will be consumed in the fire that tests each of us. The soul of the believer will be saved, yet as through fire.
If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, teach us, we pray, to walk in spirit and truth and to live as spiritual people and not as carnal Christians. Teach us to live our lives as unto You. May our lives remain nailed to the Cross, and may our new lives in Christ do only those things that are honoring to You. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.