October 13 2011

Jenga!

Reading: I Corinthians 3:10-11, 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

My oldest daughter and I held our breath as my other daughter pulled out a wood block from the very bottom and placed it on top. Now, my turn… as I tested different wood blocks the whole tower of Jenga blocks would slightly sway back and forth, each time, holding my breath, knowing I am a fraction away from the tower crashing down. Finally, I find a piece that is loose and I carefully position it on top. My oldest daughter’s turn… she tests the different blocks to find the loose one as the tower rocks back and forth… but this time… it was pushed a little too hard and we all in unison cry, “Ooooooooohh…” in harmony with the slow wobble and fall of the tower. Unfortunately, it seems like we have, over time, begun playing Jenga with Christianity. The point of Jenga is to see how high you can build the town without it falling down, although… you’re not adding new blocks… you are simply removing some from the foundation and structure to build on top of it. We have tended to build our Christianity and our churches, for that matter, as “big” as we can, while sacrificing the foundation and the core structure. As Paul say, you “must be careful how [you] build” your life. We must not sacrifice, take away from, minimize, detract or remove any piece to the foundation of Christ. Does that mean that we are “removing” Christ? Not necessarily… it means that we are, possibly unknowingly, making everything else bigger or more important than Him. Just like Jenga… it will inevitably come crashing down. It is a matter of a spiritual law of physics.

Are you building everything on Christ, your foundation, without making other things bigger than He is in your life?

How can you do a better job of getting back to your foundation and making sure that you are not taking away from that?



End of the Day Review

How were you able to focus on building on the foundation of Christ in your life today?


What were you able to build upon in your life today?