Cheap or Costly?

by TerryLema

We have a nice little house in Caldwell, Idaho, bought 12 years ago this month. It needed work, both inside and outside. Over the years we’ve made improvements, including the upgraded kitchen when we had water damage last year. Thankfully, that improvement was expensed through insurance.

The master bath, which wasn’t in very good shape when we moved in, is yet to be improved.  We are “exploring” different options. What we’ve found is “cheap” and “not cheap” builders.  Fortunately, the foundation is good, so we can build on it with little worry.  Ah.

“Each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man’s work. If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.”   [1 Cor 3:11-15]

Paul told the Corinthians there were two types of building materials, costly ones and cheap ones. We choose which to build on the foundation of Jesus Christ.  When that day arrives when we will all appear before Christ Jesus at His BEMA seat, we will stand on the foundation and what we built will be tested by fire. [2 Cor 5:10]

If we have built with costly materials, we and our building will be left standing on His foundation after the fire and we will receive rewards. If we have chosen cheap materials, the fire will destroy what we have built, but we will still be left standing on the foundation.

Remodeling our master bathroom on the cheap isn’t that bad; building a building for our Master on the cheap will leave us wanting.

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