“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” Matthew 7:24-27
Jesus’ words and teachings are foundational truth, and those building their lives on that truth will not fall when the storms of life rage. Those who reject or ignore Jesus’ words and teachings and do not build their lives on them will find their lives ruined and in shambles when life’s storms strike. Those who hear and heed Jesus’ words and repent of their sinful ways, looking to Jesus and His cross for mercy, will stand in God’s judgment; those who do not will be swept away in that judgment.
Grant that I hear and heed Your Word, O Lord, my Rock, and look to You and Your cross for pardon and forgiveness and to Your Word as my guide, that I may not fall in Your judgment but stand, clothed in Your righteousness. Amen.
[Scripture is taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]