365 Days of the Great Names of God, Day 290: Sure Foundation

Sure Foundation

"He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure." (Isaiah 33:6)

Imagine "your times" are a house. In it are all the things and people you love, your work, your rest, your valuables, your activities, your comings and goings...your life.

This house sits on a sure foundation. Yahweh. The Lord. The Rock. As the stability for the house of your times, He is steady, unshakable, firm, reliable, solid.

Built into this Sure Foundation is a locked box...a treasure chest, if you will. It is protective and safe. It is fireproof...when the flames of life burn hot. It is windproof...when the storms of life blow fiercely. It is waterproof...when the rains of life pour down.

This locked box contains a "rich store" of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. It is so rich and valuable a store that the box must be locked to safeguard its contents. A key is needed to unlock this box, and there is only one that fits.

We cannot force our way into this locked box with the sledgehammer of our own pride and will. Neither can we jimmy it open with some flimsy paperclip of our good works and righteousness. Only the strong, perfectly shaped key of reverential, respectful fear of the I AM will gain us access to the valuable contents of this box.

And so we open the box with the key of our fear of the Lord. We gain access to the treasure. All around our house, fire, wind, and rains of uncertainty and trials burn, blow, and pour. But the house of our times—enriched with the rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge and built on the sure foundation of God Almighty—feels like home.