"It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man." — Psalm 118:8
“Why dost thou rake the earth to find another foundation, when this is strong enough to bear all the weight which thou canst ever build thereon? Christian, mix not only thy wine with water, do not alloy thy gold of faith with the dross of human confidence. Wait thou only upon God, and let thine expectation be from him. Covet not Jonah's gourd, but rest in Jonah's God. Let the sandy foundations of terrestrial trust be the choice of fools, but do thou, like one who foresees the storm, build for thyself an abiding place upon the Rock of Ages.“ — Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Morning and Evening
Cask strength Christianity places no faith in man's water. Christendom cannot be improved by dilution. What one hopes to gain in making it more palatable, one loses in making it less potent. In seasoning it to taste, you show yourself tasteless. Do not cut your wine with water or your inheritance with arrogance.
There is no other foundation than the finished work of Jesus Christ and all attempts to rake the earth for another only tears up good ground. You will not find another resting place for your life and livelihood by digging; but you will dig your own grave.
1 Corinthians 3:10-11
Let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Forsake the rake.
Build on the Rock.
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