"My Hope is Built..."

This past week in church we honored all the graduates for completing a particular area of study. Pastor Jim also challenged them to have Christ be the solid rock in their lives on which they stand. This service also reminded me of the trip Meredith and I took to the Grand Canyon a little over a year ago.

It was an amazing view!! I still can't think of the right words to describe how majestic it looked. As I looked into the canyon I could not help but think of the Almighty Creator. This place also reminded me of a favorite hymn of mine. "My Hope Is Built..." The chorus of this hymn describes Christ as a solid rock. It portrays him as the only foundation in which each and every one of us should stand firm on. Not money, appearance, friends, family, fame, etc., but on Christ alone.

Allow Christ to be your foundation on which you stand. He will not disappoint you. He will never foresake you. He will never abandon you. You won't find truer happiness in anything else. "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus' name. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand; all other ground is sinking sand."