How can Job 8:18 encourage us to build our lives on Christ? Scripture spotlight “If he is uprooted from his place, it will deny him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’” (Job 8:18) What Bildad was saying • Bildad pictures the wicked man as a lush plant that looks strong but is easily torn out of the soil. • Once uprooted, even the very ground seems to disown him—“I never saw you.” • The point: any life not firmly planted in God will prove temporary and forgettable. Lessons for us today • External success—wealth, status, comfort—can look like deep roots, yet without Christ it can vanish in a heartbeat. • A name built on shifting soil won’t last; time, trials, and eternity will all say, “I never knew you” (cf. Matthew 7:23). Christ—the secure foundation • Jesus describes the wise builder: “The rain fell… yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.” (Matthew 7:24-25) • “For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 3:11) • “See, I lay in Zion a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” (1 Peter 2:6) How to build your life on the Rock 1. Receive Him as Lord and keep walking in Him (Colossians 2:6-7). – Roots grow by daily trust and obedience. 2. Stay nourished by His Word. – Like the tree in Psalm 1:3, Scripture is the stream that keeps leaves from withering. 3. Abide in intimate fellowship. – “Apart from Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5) 4. Join a Christ-honoring community. – Stones in a wall gain strength when mortared together. 5. Serve out of gratitude. – Obedient action solidifies truth; each step in faith drives the roots deeper. Takeaway to carry forward Job 8:18 reminds us that lives not rooted in the Lord are easily forgotten. Yet when we plant ourselves in Christ, storms may come, but the ground will never disown us. Our security and identity remain unshakable, and our legacy becomes one that endures for eternity. |
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