Proverbs_18-10: The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets and Jesus Christ Himself being the cornerstone. —Ephesians 2:19-20

If you live in or have ever visited the suburbs of any city, you have probably seen a house being built. The construction process is very complicated and delicate, and the detail with which the contractor and workers must work is amazing! But in order to create the frame of the house and put a roof on and add floors and walls, every architect must first lay the foundation and place the first stone.

Flooring can be replaced, and a roof can be repaired. Even walls can be torn down…