Rock of Our Redeemer

“They cannot fall.” That is the promise from the Lord to those who build their rock upon the Redeemer, Jesus Christ. A long time ago, there was a man who wanted the best for his family and he did everything that he could to make his family happy. He worked hard, made a lot of money, and took his family all over the world. They thought they were happy. Hard times came and the father’s business crashed hard. He lost a lot of money and was not able to make his family happy in the way that he thought he should. One day, while he was struggling under the pressure of providing for his family, he felt something inside. Something that all of have inside. The light of Christ. He remembered his childhood how his parents took him to church and how they taught him to pray. He recalled the feelings he had experienced during those moments and thought to try again. He prayed for the first time in a long time. Something indescribable filled his soul and he knew that it was of God. He started to build his life upon the rock of His redeemer, who is Christ. Day after day, he struggled through life, now teaching his children to obey God and to build their lives on His teachings. They were happier than they had ever been and it was because of what they were doing.

Jesus is amazing!

            The feelings experienced through that story is how I feel about the scriptural promise of Helaman 5:12. “…that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat up on you, it shall have ho power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall” is a scripture that really touches me. All of us go through hard trials and they usually aren’t the most fun thing in the world. I love to take comfort from the fact that the devil WILL send forth his mighty whirlwinds but that doesn’t mean we should just give up. Being built upon the rock of Christ will help us have the strength to carry on. I love the promise made at the end that if we are built upon Christ, we CANNOT fall. That is a sure statement and promise made by God, our Heavenly Father. We know that when He makes a promise, that promise is kept. If we do our part, He will do His.