I Corinthians 3:10 “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.”

CARPENTRY SKILLS

My dad was a great carpenter. He could build just about anything. In fact, once he looked at a picture of a piece of furniture and then built it, without using one nail. He used wooden pegs, which he made, to put it all together. Amazing! I am doing good to drive a nail straight!

But my dad didn’t lay his firm foundation until late in life when he gave his heart and soul to Jesus. That was something he couldn’t build. Jesus had already laid the foundation stone. My dad realized he needed Jesus to be secure for his eternal home. He’s enjoying that now.

TEACHING MOMENT

How do we teach our children to be a wise master builder? We have to give them the tools they need. They need to know the Word. They need to have godly mentors in their life to guide them. They need opportunities to sharpen their building skills. They need to see the “building” going up.

Have you given them any opportunities to build? Have you allowed them to “drive the nails” in their faith. Don’t let your faith be their faith. They need their own faith, which they get from our Father directly. Our job is to give them the tools, to do some spadework in preparing the ground. But they must build their own faith.

At our Children’s Camp recently several adults leaders had the opportunity to help some children build on their faith. But as much “construction” was done, the parents have to be the ones to really help the children build. It’s not easy work. Construction requires some sweat. You can even bloody a thumb. But we build, as the verse says, to allow others to build on it. Is your foundation prepared and ready for building?