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The Two Towers

by Bob Hostetler

"But you, dear friends, must continue to build your lives on the foundation of your holy faith. And continue to pray as you are directed by the Holy Spirit" (Jude 20, NLT).

The Golden Gate Bridge, which stretches across San Francisco Bay in California, is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world, stretching for 8,891 feet (almost one-and-three-quarter miles!). It spans a channel where very strong winds blow, in an area where devastating earthquakes are common. Yet the Golden Gate Bridge has withstood such forces for over sixty years. How?

The secret is in the foundation. The builders of the Golden Gate Bridge knew what they were up against, so they sank the two great towers of the bridge deep into massive concrete blocks, reinforced with strong steel beams. One of these great blocks, larger than a city block, weighs over ninety million pounds! With that kind of foundation, the Golden Gate Bridge can withstand even severe attacks.

The same is true of us. Winds of doubt will blow around us. The troubles of life will shake the earth beneath our feet. We need to do something like what the builders of the Golden Gate Bridge did. We need a strong foundation, two great "towers" of strength into our hearts that will help us stand strong when doubts and troubles come. What are those two strong towers? Prayer and Bible reading.

Daily prayer and Bible reading will drill those two towers deeper and deeper into your heart and mind. So that the next time a really big storm--even and earthquake--comes, you'll be ready. . . to stand strong.

Pray: "God, please help me be faithful every day in prayer and Bible reading, so that I can stand 'when the day of evil comes'" (Ephesians 6:13).

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