Growing up in church, many heard and sang “How Firm a Foundation,” a hymn that describes how the Word of God provides a sure foundation for the people of God. The Bible talks plainly about the importance of foundations. “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3).
We live in a society where many secularists are using every weapon they can to destroy the spiritual foundations so important to God’s people. The Bible teaches us to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). But for decades, it has been illegal for teachers to lead their classes in Christian prayer. The Ten Commandments provide a moral foundation that is the bedrock of civil society, but secular education bans the teaching of these commandments in the classroom.
The Bible is clear that parents are to educate their children in the fear of the Lord. “And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up” (Deuteronomy 6:6–7). In clear contrast, secularists are doing everything in their power to prevent parents from influencing the education of their children.
Here at the Christian Law Association, we urge God’s people to dig deep foundations. When secular society pressures you to abandon your faith and to have your children receive an education that is antithetical to the ways of the Lord, you must determine to do everything within your power to ensure that your family is being raised in a home built on godly foundations.
On the legal front, CLA is constantly battling for religious liberty, but all of this is to no avail if the people of God do not have a heart to dig deep spiritual foundations for their families. We must be aware of the onslaught against the very foundations of our faith, and we must determine to pursue God’s truth more than ever.
It is clear that there are strong currents in our nation doing everything in their power to create a godless society, but as long as God’s people retain their determination to serve the Lord faithfully, there is still great hope. Let us continue to echo the words of the hymn…
How firm a foundation,
ye saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith
in His excellent Word!
What more can He say
than to you He hath said,
To you who for refuge
to Jesus have fled?