The Rock

"And now my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." (Helaman 5:12)

That was one of my favorite scriptures when I was growing up. I really like how it shows the strength of the Savior--He cannot be beaten by anything that the devil throws at Him, and when we build our lives on the Savior, then we tap into that strength. I especially like this verse when paired with the words of Ammon:

"Yea, they shall not be beaten down by the storm at the last day; yea, neither shall they be harrowed up by the whirlwinds; but when the storm cometh they shall be gathered together in their place, that the storm cannot penetrate to them; yea, neither shall they be driven with fierce winds whithersoever the enemy listeth to carry them. But behold, they are in the hands of the Lord of the harvest, and they are his; and he will raise them up at the last day." (Alma 26:6-7).

I get this image in my head of a rock with hands emerging from it, wrapping around and protecting and whoever is standing on the rock. And maybe a rock with hands is a strange image, but when you switch out the rock for Christ, and you picture His arms wrapped around you, supporting you and protecting you, that's a beautiful picture. And the true beauty is that it isn't just a picture--it's reality for anyone who will come unto Him and build on the Rock.