The Foundation of Identity
The world is not just misguided. It is built on a false foundation. From the moment Adam fell, the foundation of human existence shifted. Adam and Eve were created to live from the mind of God. They were designed to operate from the reality of perfect union with the Father, rooted in complete trust and unhindered fellowship. There was no striving, no lack, no anxiety. Their existence was marked by rest because they lived from the mind of God.
But when Adam and Eve sinned, they were cut off from that source. They exchanged the mind of God for the mind of fallen man. Their thinking became distorted by fear, lack, and self-preservation. The foundation of the world was laid in that moment, not in creation itself, but in the corrupted mindset of fallen man. The fall was not just moral failure, it was a mental and spiritual fracture. Fallen man now saw the world through the lens of separation.
Genesis 3 shows us the immediate effect of this shift. After Adam and Eve sinned, they hid from God because they were afraid (Genesis 3:8-10). Fear was the first evidence of the mind of fallen man. Before the fall, there was no fear because there was no separation. Adam and Eve knew the Father’s love, so there was no anxiety about provision, protection, or identity. But when they disconnected from the mind of God, they entered into survival mode. They became aware of lack. They became aware of vulnerability. The foundation of the world is built on that awareness of separation and lack.
The world’s systems are rooted in the mind of fallen man. That is why the world operates on competition, performance, and self-preservation. It is why humanity is obsessed with status, influence, and control. Fallen man does not know how to rest because the mind of fallen man is conditioned by fear. Fear of failure. Fear of lack. Fear of rejection. The foundation of the world is based on these things. That is why it is fragile. That is why it is constantly in conflict with itself.
But Jesus came to establish a different foundation. Paul calls Jesus the last Adam (1 Corinthians 15:45). The first Adam introduced a broken system. The last Adam established a restored one. Jesus did not come to patch up the broken foundation of the world. He came to build a new one. The foundation of the Kingdom is not rooted in fear, but in love. It is not driven by self-preservation, but by trust. It is not marked by striving, but by rest.
Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 3:11:
“For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
Jesus Christ is the foundation of the Kingdom. The foundation of the world is the mind of fallen man, but the foundation of the Kingdom is the mind of Christ. The mind of Christ is not anxious because it knows the Father’s will. Jesus never operated from lack because He knew the Father’s resources were endless. He never operated from insecurity because He knew His identity as the Son was secure. That is the mind of Christ, absolute rest in the Father’s love and provision.
This is why Jesus could sleep during the storm (Mark 4:35-41). The disciples were in panic mode because they were still operating from the foundation of fallen thinking. They saw the storm and assumed they were going to die because that is what fallen thinking produces, fear and self-preservation. But Jesus was asleep because His mind was not ruled by the storm. His mind was rooted in the Father’s authority over creation. He rebuked the storm not from a place of desperation, but from a place of authority. He was not striving to change the storm, He was enforcing the order of the Kingdom over the chaos of the world.
The foundation of the Kingdom is not just about security, it is about authority. Jesus was not controlled by the systems of the world because He was living from the mind of the Father. That is why He did not panic when resources seemed limited. When there were only five loaves and two fish, Jesus did not respond with fear (John 6:1-14). Fallen thinking would have seen lack and adjusted expectations downward. But Jesus took what was in front of Him and thanked the Father. His mind was not limited by scarcity because the mind of Christ knows that the Father’s supply is infinite.
The world’s foundation is based on competition and limited resources. It tells you that you have to fight for your place and protect what you have. That is why businesses are driven by cutthroat strategies and why politics are built on manipulation and control. The world is built on the idea that there is not enough for everyone, so you have to fight to get what you need. But the Kingdom operates from abundance. Jesus knew there was more than enough because the Father’s resources are without limit. That is why He told His disciples:
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on… Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:25-33)
The mind of fallen man produces anxiety. The mind of Christ produces rest. Jesus did not say to seek the Kingdom so that you could have what you need. He said to seek the Kingdom because the Kingdom is the source. Provision is not something you have to secure, it is the natural byproduct of living in the Kingdom. Sons and daughters who live from the foundation of the Kingdom do not strive for provision because they know it is already secured.
Paul writes in Romans 12:2:
“Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
The pattern of this world is the foundation of fallen thinking. Paul is not just telling us to change the way we think. He is telling us to change the foundation we are thinking from. The world’s foundation will always lead to anxiety and insecurity because it is built on separation from God. The Kingdom’s foundation will always produce peace and rest because it is built on union with God.
You cannot live with one foot on the world’s foundation and one foot on the Kingdom’s. The mind of fallen man and the mind of Christ are not compatible. You will either live from fear or from trust. You will either strive to secure your identity or rest in the identity you have already been given. You will either protect yourself or allow the Father to cover you. Jesus said:
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.” (Matthew 7:24-25)
Jesus is the rock. The mind of Christ is the foundation. If you build your life on the mind of fallen man, the storm will destroy it. The systems of the world are already collapsing under their own weight. The political systems, the financial systems, the cultural systems, they are all built on the mind of fallen man, so they will not last. But the Kingdom is built on a foundation that cannot be shaken.
Hebrews 12:28 says:
“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.”
The world’s foundation is already crumbling. The Kingdom’s foundation cannot be moved. The sons and daughters who are living from the mind of Christ will stand when everything else falls. The world will keep searching for security and peace in a broken system. But the sons and daughters of God will walk in supernatural peace because they are living from a foundation that cannot be shaken.
You have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16). You do not have to live from the mind of fallen man anymore. The foundation of the world is fragile and collapsing. The foundation of the Kingdom is eternal and unshakable. The question is not whether the foundation of the world will fall, it is already falling. The question is where you will stand when it does.
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