Matthew 16:16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

The rock Jesus was referring to was the rock of revelation about Him being the Christ. On the rock of Christ, Jesus will build His church and the gates of hell will not prevail against the church.

If the rock of Christ is what Jesus stood on for His church, how much more will the rock of Christ be beneficial in other areas of our lives?

By choosing to have Christ as the foundation in every area of our lives, the Word of God guarantees hell will not prevail against those areas. If we have Christ as the foundation of our marriage, hell won’t prevail against it. If we have Christ as the foundation of our children, hell won’t prevail against them. If we have Christ as the foundation of our attitude, speech, or in our daily operations, hell won’t prevail against them.

Let’s not live life using our own power or abilities. In whatever we do, let’s do it through Christ so that God is pleased, we are blessed, and hell can’t prevail against it.