Where are you building, that is the question that came to my mind this week.
For all of us we need to know what we are building on
As I child I remember singing the song about the wise man and the foolish man
Most of us would understand the folly of building a house upon the sand, but, when we are talking about our faith, it changes
Just like building on sand would be cheaper and faster, so is shallow faith
Deep faith takes time and much effort, just like building on solid rock
It isn’t only the difference in the investment
It really is about the difference in the choice of foundation
We would probably all confess that Jesus is our foundation
But, is He really?
Often times, even for Christians, our faith and trust is in other people first and only Jesus as a last resort
Jesus is the chief cornerstone and because of that the best one to place our trust
Let’s look closely at this passage again
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.(NASB)
Hear the Word
Act
Wise
“And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.(NASB)
In every life some rain will fall
On the solid foundation, even through the rain you can stand
“Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.(NASB)
Hear the Word
Ignore
Foolish
“The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell–and great was its fall.”(NASB)
Great was the fall
We all have a choice of what we build our life on
It isn’t just a nice picture or a few empty words
Houses that are still standing after a hurricane are examined and replicated
Not only will you building on the firm foundation make you wise, it can influence others as well
Where are you building today?
