Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

This is the sure foundation Isaiah was talking about.

Matthew 7:24-25 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

Now I must ask; what are you building? If the Rock is the foundation, isn’t the design and purpose behind your structure dependent upon the cornerstone?

Ephesians 2:19-21 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. (NIV)

Revelation 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

Revelation 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

John 14:2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

The words make haste inspired me today just as the words over time inspired me yesterday.

Who makes haste? Is it those who believe that the end is near and that time is running out? Mind you when I say the end is near, I am not referring to the church age because that is what the followers of Christ are looking forward to during this church age. No, I am referring to unbelievers.

Luke 12:18 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

That casual attitude of taking everything out of life and enjoying it while you can is born of a failure to accept that there is life after death, that this life is all there is to live for.

Taking pleasure where you can and when you can is a selfish endeavor. That kind of living leaves a string of wounded souls in its wake. Even if you are aware of that and you desire to leave a legacy for your children, it still presumes a need to use others in order to provide for your own. That is just another type of selfishness.

Only pride says that you can build a dynasty that will last a thousand years. Do you know of any that have?

If this is true and I believe it is, then what is the opposite of making haste?

Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.