A year ago we were waiting for the approval from the Codes Department to lay the foundation for our home. Looking back at the process of laying the foundation, I was reminded of all that was involved and the importance of laying it correctly.
There are many facets to laying a strong foundation. To our human eye the lot on which we were going to build looked level, but it was actually unlevel. Grading was done in order to correctly level the ground that would support our future home. Leveling the ground was important to the security of the structure. Once leveled, trenches were dug and footings poured.
All concrete foundations are constructed based on the structure they are meant to support. In other words, the taller the structure, the taller the foundation walls and forms must be. That is where the Codes Department enters the picture; they decide if the walls are high enough to support the structure to be built upon the foundation. Once the foundation walls are approved and poured, sand is dumped onto the floor of the foundation space and dispersed evenly. Then a vapor barrier is laid. Wire mesh and rebar are placed over the vapor barrier and the concrete foundation poured. Rakes and shovels are used to evenly distribute concrete across the foundation space. Embedded foundation anchors are set in the wet cement, safely securing the walls of the foundation. The detailed process a builder follows in order to lay a strong foundation is exceedingly crucial to the safety and security of the structure that is being built.
As Christians, we are to build our lives upon a secure foundation: one that is level, with appropriate foundational walls, trenches, and footings to support the structure being built. A vapor barrier is very crucial because it protects what is inside the house from destructive matter that can seep through the foundational floor. If a vapor barrier is not installed, water will seep into the foundation and thus into the home causing major damage to wood floors or carpeting, as well as destructive mold. The barrier protects. The Holy Spirit and the Word of God are the barriers to the foundation of a Christian home.
When the preparation was completed and the cement was being poured for our foundation, we set a copy of God’s Word, a Bible belonging to my grandfather, in the foundation at the front door. Our desire was that anyone who entered would be standing on the Word of God. It was important to Mark and me that the foundation of our home be built upon the Word and the person of Jesus Christ.
The sole purpose of the Secrets Savored Ministry is to help young women and their husbands establish and maintain their homes upon the foundation of Jesus Christ and the Word of God. Each functions as an “embedded anchor” to safely secure their family structure and help them to understand that the protective barrier for their homes and lives is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Thank you for partnering with us in changing the foundation of one home at a time for God’s glory!
“Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” Luke 6:47-49
“The foundation I’m built on is unshakeable faith.” Will Hart