Flood Proof

It was raining cats and dogs! The rain poured like someone had literally opened the floodgates. The effects of the torrential downpour were evident; streets flooded, once nicely manicured lawns now looked like lakes, and bodies of water in place of dry ground. Luckily, I did not have to be out in it. My classroom was my safe haven. Though tucked away on the inside, the students kept watch from the window. One student in particular was really worried about her mom because she was at home alone and they lived close to the river. One of the students asked her “Don’t you all plan ahead in case this type of stuff happens?” She sadly said, “No we don’t really think about it until it happens.” I felt sad for her because she was genuinely worried and knew that she had no plan in case of a flood. But I guess we are like that in some ways too. It’s not until we get into a tough place that we realize that we don’t have what it takes to make it through. The Word warns us about those tough times in John 16:33 "In this world you will have trouble." No one is immune to the floods of life, but we can definitely take the necessary precautions to make sure that we are flood proof. Jesus speaks about this in a parable in Luke 6:48 “It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.” Want to flood proof your life? Make sure your foundation is strong, built on the Word of God. Then and ONLY then will it be flood proof.

~ And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. Matthew 7:26-28