June 3, 2025 | The Solid Foundation | HEART ANCHOR | Youth Devotional

đ June 3, 2025 | The Solid Foundation | HEART ANCHOR
đą Jesus â your support in a fragile world
đ Isaiah 28:16
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đ Bible Text
âTherefore thus says the Lord GOD: âBehold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: Whoever believes will not be in haste.ââ
â Isaiah 28:16
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⨠Introduction
What is your life built on?
When everything starts to shakeâfriends, plans, your selfâimageâwhat remains?
God says through Isaiah:
âI lay a foundation stoneâtested, precious, supportive.â
That foundation stone is Jesus.
Not only your Savior, but your bedrock when everything else fails.
âJesus is the only sure foundation.
All who build on Him will stand firm in the time of trial.â
â Ellen White, The Desire of Ages, p. 599
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đ Story: Tim & the Pressure
Tim, 18. Athletic, popular, successful. From the outside everything looked perfectâ
but inside: thin ice.
Pressure from school, training, parentsâ expectations.
Then: a breakdown during a competition.
In rehab, a counselor asks him:
âWhatâs left when everything collapses?â
Tim has no answer.
The counselor reads Isaiah 28:16:
âGod lays a solid foundation stoneâJesus. Whoever trusts in Him stands.â
Tim starts to think.
He realizes: what was supposed to hold him upâapproval, likes, performanceâwasnât holding him at all.
He decides:
No more show. No more masks. A real foundation.
âWhen we build our lives on Christ, it will stand through the storm.
No storm can destroy the house built on the rock.â
â Ellen White, Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, p. 151
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đą What Does This Mean for You?
Jesus never promised there would be no crisesâ
but that you donât have to run away when they come.
You are not called to be perfect.
You are called to standâon Him.
âGodâs truth is a solid foundation.
Whoever builds on it will not be shaken.â
â Ellen White, Christâs Object Lessons, p. 54
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đ§ Questions for Reflection
⢠What is my true foundation?
⢠Am I building on Christâor only on what others say about me?
⢠Where do I run instead of standing?
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đ Prayer
Lord, I no longer want to build on sand.
I want to stand on Youâthe rock that remains.
When things inside me shake, give me steadiness in You.
Show me what genuine faith looks likeâ
not religious, but honest and deep.
Amen.