The song writer affirmed, “On Christ, the Solid Rock, I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.” Consider carefully the Biblical basis and rich meaning of these words.
Christ is the Solid Rock…of the Old Testament. “My rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold” (Psa. 18:2); “The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God” (Psa. 62:7).
Christ is the Solid Rock…upon which the church has been founded. No human can take His place as the “chief cornerstone” of the church (Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:6), for “no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. 3:11). When Peter confessed the deity of Christ, the Lord said, “On this rock (His deity) I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18).
Christ is the Solid Rock…upon whom I stand. The emphasis is on the confidence that we need to have to stand on Him and Him alone. Can each of us affirm these things, “I am not ashamed…For I know whom I have believed…I will walk in Your truth…I will not forget Your word…I will keep the commandments of my God” (Rom. 1:16; 2 Tim. 1:12; Psa. 86:11; 119:16, 115)? He is the Solid Rock upon which the wise man builds his home (Matt. 7:24-25).
All other ground is sinking sand! There is other ground upon which we may stand, even ground that may appear to have insignificant differences to standing on Christ. However, the ground of the Lord is unique and there is no other that is “close enough.” “Their rock is not like our Rock,” for there is no “rock like our God” (Deut. 32:31; 1 Sam. 2:2).
The ground of man-made doctrine is sinking sand (Matt. 15:8-9). The ground of self-prescribed, will worship is sinking sand (Col. 2:23). The ground of justifying decisions with “I think, I feel, I believe” instead of “The Bible says” is sinking sand (Col. 3:17). The ground of “everybody else is doing it” is sinking sand (Rom. 12:2). The ground of trusting in the riches of this world is sinking sand (Matt. 13:22). The ground of enjoying the pleasures of sin is sinking sand (Heb. 11:25). The ground of doing whatever it takes to please others is sinking sand (1 Thess. 2:4; Gal. 1:10).
When you take a look at your life and where you stand right now, can you boldly profess, “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness…I wholly lean on Jesus’ Name”? If you have built your hope on any other ground than the Solid Rock, you are on sinking sand!