牧者心聲  Pastor's Message

03/14/2010   

My Plinth is Jesus!


           1 Corinthians 3:11  For no one can lay any foundation
           other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.


      Just the other day, I bought a Chinese book off the internet. I began to look over the Chinese characters to see what I already know. I arrived at this word: 礎. It means a plinth. I have no idea what it is, even though the definition is right there. It is even used in a sentence and I still have no idea. After asking a few native English speakers, they were not sure. Well, ask those who grew up with Chinese what the Chinese character means… still no success. Wow, it isn’t often that I find a word that both English speaking and Chinese speaking people don’t know.

      Well, what is a plinth? It’s an architectural base or platform in which one places an object like a monument, column, or statue on. Even though we don’t know what a plinth is, (well now I do know and so do you!) those of us who are Christians should know who our foundation is. Our solid foothold—our Rock—is Christ Jesus. So, this means that Christ is actually our plinth. If we build on anything else other that Christ, our foundation is weak and the structure that we build can be easily toppled. This is what will happen to you if you hear the words of Jesus but do not put them into practice. This is why we are told that we will be recognized by the fruit that we bear. Furthermore, any tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire (Matthew 7.15-29).

      May this not happen to any of us! May we all follow Jesus and leading of the Holy Spirit! May we experience the love and blessings that comes from the God of the heavens! You will if your trust is in the LORD and he is your foundation. Don’t forget to tell the Great Creator that he is your plinth today!



      Brother Benjamin Chung