“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.”
1 Corinthians 3:12-13 KJV
Paul’s revelation was, “The quality of materials used by anyone building on this foundation will soon be made apparent, whether it has been built with gold, silver, and costly stones, or wood, hay, and straw. Their work will soon become evident, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by blazing fire! And the fire will test and prove the workmanship of each builder.” The Church is God’s true temple. The temple of Solomon was built using gold, silver and costly stones. Wisdom will build her house with divine substance (gold), redemption’s fruit (silver), and transformed lives (costly stones). Wood, hay and straw are emblems of the work of the flesh, the building materials of men, not of God. They grow up from the ground, which God cursed. It is both quality and durability that God commends. Fire will cause the better material to glow brighter, but the inferior material will be consumed. How we build and what we build matters to God. It is possible to build on the true foundation of Christ but with wrong materials. We need God’s work done in God’s way. So whether we live or die we make it our life’s passion to live our lives pleasing to Him. For one day we will all be openly revealed before Christ on His throne so that each of us will be duly recompensed for our actions done in life, whether good or worthless. Let’s seek to do God’s will every moment so that we bring heaven down to earth while we live here. Amen!
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