What kind of foundation do you build your life on?
On the TV show Cafe Racer they often feature different bike builders creating something unique and then sometimes they have one of the famous Bostrom brothers come out and test ride. The Bostrom brothers are world famous motorcycle racers.
On one episode Ben Bostrom crashed on a Honda 919 "Cafe Fighter" bike. The front wheel locked up and he went down. As he hobbled away, the builder blamed the bearings.
Ben is a professional racer. He has all the skills needed to take a bike safely on an open road. However, any bike is only as good as its wheels. Blow a tire, or as in this case, have bad bearings and you are going down. Let the tread get too worn and ride in the rain, just watch how that works out for you.
The wheels are the contact point between you and the ground. They are the foundation.
You have to be able to trust the bike that's under you. Novice or pro, if there is something wrong with that foundation you will crash.
Today there is a lot of information out there telling us how to live our lives. Some of it even claims to be based on the Word of God.
Some people have talent, drive, and money. They have what appears to be all that is needed for a successful life. But it's a faulty foundation. At some point any life that is not build on Jesus Christ's words will come crashing down.
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV)
Do you know his word? Are you basing your beliefs on what you see, hear and learn from the world? Or are you building your life on what Jesus Christ tells you is true?
The storm will come, make no mistake. We stand or crash based on our foundation.
Preacher Mike Beasley
Freedom Biker Church
919-550-FREE
