Storms are coming. There are two ways to prepare.
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And 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. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
- Matthew 7:24-29
We can build our lives on sand.
It’s attractive.
It’s widely available.
We might not be aware.
Sand represents things in the world that shake, shift, or change.
The situation.
The things we see.
The things people say.
We can build our lives on rock. The rock represents Jesus and His Word.
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
- Matthew 7:24, 28-29
Building our lives on Christ is a process of continued faith and action.
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them…”
- Matthew 7:24