A Firm Foundation
"Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does
not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the
Son." - 2 John 1:9
The Point Reyes Light Station was built in 1870 at Point Reyes, California,
approximately 30 miles northwest of the entrance of San Francisco Bay.
Originally, the light was to be built at the top of the point. However, due to
concerns that the light would be obscured by fog, the light was built 275 feet
down the bluff at its present location. To reach the light, you must descend 304
steps on the headland from the plateau. The top of the lantern is 37 feet above
the ground and the focal plane of the light is 294 feet above sea level. Point
Reyes is, by official records, the windiest and foggiest on the Pacific Coast.
It is also just a few miles from the San Andreas Fault, the active earthquake
fault that runs through California. During the 1906 earthquake, which leveled
many buildings in San Francisco, the entire Point Reyes Peninsula and the
lighthouse moved north 18 feet! The only damage to the lighthouse was that the
lens slipped off its tracks. Thirteen minutes after the earthquake, the
lighthouse was once again in working order. Why was there such little damage to
the lighthouse? The engineers had the forethought to bolt the sixteen-sided
structure to solid rock.
Our strength and safety comes when we stay riveted to our firm foundation, Jesus
Christ. Today in prayer, ask Christ that you may continue on in His teaching,
never straying far from Him.
"Christ can do without your works; what he wants is you. Yet if he really has
you, he will have all your works." - P.T. Forsyth
God's Word: "To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my
teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the
truth will set you free." - John 8:31-32
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2002, Devotional E-Mail DEVOTIONS IN THE LETTERS OF
JOHN pkennedy@devotional.com