Commentary on the Gospel of
Building Further Up
Whereas it is necessary that a house be built on solid foundation, it will be foolhardy to limit our attention to the foundation alone and carelessly build the walls and the roof with poor quality materials. For a house to be foolproof, it must have a rock-solid foundation, strong walls, and sound roofing. If not, when the rain pours, the rivers flood, and the wind blow, the house will collapse and what a terrible fall it will be! Similar danger can happen to our spiritual edifice. Many people begin with a strong foundation on God’s word. But as their life progresses, they grow careless, offer merely lip-service to God, buy into cheaper materials of the world, and go on building up their edifice on those weak resources. When tragedies strike, their house crumbles and the foundation itself becomes a stumbling block (cf. 1 Pet 2:7-8). May God be the foundation, the walls, and the roof of our spiritual life. May God be above, beneath, before, behind, and around us on a daily basis.
