Build On Christ In This Year

CALL TO PRAYER

Title: Build On Christ In This Year

By: Stephen Osei Kuffour

Date: 12.01.2025

For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

(1 Corinthians 3:11 NKJV)

In last week’s Call to Prayer, I shared some important keys to adopt in order to have a blessed and successful year. We learned that we should start the new year by first thanking the Lord because it is by His Grace that we and our family and friends are alive. We also learned that we should all be determined to build our lives on Christ as our foundation. Today, I would like to share how we can build our lives on Christ.

One of the main keys is to become a doer of the word of God (Js 1:22). This means that we have to decide to live our lives and make every decision according to the written and spoken word of God. God is the creator of Life and He therefore has the keys to a successful life on earth (Gen 1, Rev 4:11). We are blessed as Christians because we have His word to guide us. When we are guided by the word of God, the Manual to Life, we are assured of a successful year and life as a whole.

Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ talked about two types of Builders: The Wise and the Foolish Builder (Matt 7). The Wise Builder built his house on a solid rock, and it was able to withstand severe rain, storm, and flood. The Foolish Builder on the other hand built on sand and as a result, his house couldn’t withstand the adverse Weather Conditions and collapsed.

A Wise Builder is one who hears the Word of God, obeys, and puts into practice everything He says, and a Foolish Builder is one who hears the Word of God, ignores, or disobeys and doesn’t live his/her life according to the Word. Don’t be a foolish builder this year!

Beloved in the Lord, Christ Jesus is our solid rock and the foundation on which we build our lives. We build our lives on Him by first accepting Him as our Lord and personal Savior, and then living our lives in obedience to Him and His Word. Do you want to have a successful year and life? Then build on Christ!

Prayer Point:

Let’s thank God for His Word today and for the new year. Let’s ask God to help all Believers around the world to be doers of His Word and become Wise Builders.

God bless you all!