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FOUNDATION- The beginning of fruitfulness.

My wife Maria and I are blessed to have couples, and individuals in our life who have taken up the call of Christ to serve us with their gifts, love and friendship. Their instruction, companionship, encouragement, love and dedication have awakened destiny in us. We are extremely grateful to God for them, may He bless them in every area of their lives and continue to use them for the benefit of those he appoints to them.
Over the past several months a couple whose mentorship and wisdom Maria and I value and whose friendship we cherish has been teaching us about the necessity and import of having a strong foundation. A well laid and firm foundation consisting of the key elements of Gods kingdom is mandatory if we as heirs to this kingdom are to walk in the “way” of Christ. In other words to effectively function as God ordains we must have a strong foundation built on the principles that cause the Kingdom of God to have the power to establish His righteous reign on earth. We may have the heart to serve Him, the strength to endure, a clear vision based on a divine calling, and all the material requirements to carry it out, but without the foundation of His word, without the foundation His revealed truth provides we are a clanging cymbal, sufficient to praise Him but just so much noise in regards to speaking the Kingdom into being. The Kingdom of Heaven is built on a foundation of Holy principles and divine truths, if we want to have a part in establishing it we must be built on this same foundation.
Over the next few weeks I am going to be examining the components of a solid foundation built on truth as laid down by God at the “founding” of the universe. I will be sharing my thoughts and “findings”. I am by no means presenting myself as an expert on the subject. I am a neophyte in the study of foundational principals. My aim in these writings is to stimulate thought in others as well as myself and to encourage discussion. I hope you find them thought provoking and encouraging. As always I welcome your thoughts, concerns and revelations.
May the Lord God almighty who put into effect the governing principals that are in force in the cosmos bless you and quicken in you a desire to see His truths established in your life. May these truths be added to the strong footing on which you already stand and may your hunger for Him and His firmament become the cry of your heart.


Ezra 3 (New King James Version)

10 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the LORD: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.”
Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.