The House On The Rock

When Jesus gave His three days sermon on the mount, He talked about the importance of putting His words into action. He likened it to two men who built their houses; the one who heard the words of Jesus and put them into action is likened to a wise man who built his house on the rock. On the other hand, the one who heard the words of Jesus and didn’t put them into action is likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand. Both men faced the same challenges, but the result was different just because their foundation differed.

Let’s take a look at what the message version says in Matthew 7:24-27:

“These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit- but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.

But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don’t work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards”

Note this, both men faced the same challenges; they built the same house, they faced the same storm in their life, but they ended up with different results. If you ask a Civil Engineer, the most important part in laying a structure, the answer would definitely be the foundation. The foundation is the part that we don’t see but it’s what determines the lifespan of whatever is put above it. Our foundation is what determines the kind of life we would have, whether positive or negative.

Now Jesus didn’t say we shouldn’t go to school or bag degrees, what He meant is that your degrees and things you intend to build or have built is determined by the foundation we lay. So what is this foundation? As we know the foundation is Jesus; in another sense it is the act of obedience on the words of Jesus.

The words of Jesus affect every aspect of our lives; the words serve as a lamp and light to us; it could also serve as a blue print of how to live [ref. Psalms 119:105]. As Hebrews 12:4 says, “For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.” AMP.

This is too deep, there is no power or force that supersedes that of Christ, therefore placing Christ as your foundation would imply placing your house on the rock where whatever you intend to build becomes a success. Jesus knows the end from the beginning, He should be our foundation.

Decide today and enjoy your life; it’s not by power nor by might but by the spirit which determines your foundation which in turn determines your success. This is the gospel truth.

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from King James Version (KJV)