The Houses on the Rock and the Sand to the Church

I have written on The House on the Rock and The House on the Sand. I have made reference to them in other write-ups, but I have never looked at them from the angle I’m about to address today. So, stay with me because it is a very serious issue in the body of Christ.

Now, prophecies, casting out demons, and other miraculous signs can be done by any Son or Daughter of God, as long as they call the name of Jesus.

To emphasise a point I have made several times. When Adam fell, he did not lose his ability to create. In other words, humanity never lost the ability to create, they only lost direction and connectivity to The Lord God Almighty because He didn’t reside in them. The nature of man wasn’t the nature of God, and thus they acted in an image trying to find itself.

God came down in the person of Jesus Christ to redeem man and give man the opportunity to connect back to God by having a brand new nature, the nature of God Himself.

Now, Colossians 2:6 points out that since we have received Christ Jesus as Lord, we are to continue in Him. In other words, we are to regulate our lives in union with our Lord Jesus. Emphasising oneness with Christ Jesus. This aspect is where issues in the body of Christ have risen.

You might have heard that Christians are few. I am here to correct that. Christians are not few, it is obedient Christians that are few because many do not continue in Him after receiving Him as their Lord. If you think I’m kidding, allow me to explain further.

Many go out to carry out events like crusades and similar things by themselves. The question here is, who told you to carry out these events? Many do things by their head and not from His leading.

Jesus said He will not leave us as orphans but will send the Spirit of Truth to live with us forever. The essence of the Holy Spirit in our lives is to be our helper, our strength, our direction, the one who points us to Jesus always.

When you read the parable of the men who built houses, many times we focus on the Rock and The sand. But have you taken the time to observe that both of them did the same thing? They both built houses! They were not lazy men.

Jesus said in Matthew 7:24, “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:” He also said in verse 26 of the same chapter “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:”

Can you see that verse 24 started with the word “Therefore”? To use the word Therefore implies a conclusion of some premises made earlier.

So, what did Jesus say before verse 24?

The answer is in verses 21-23 of Matthew 7, where Jesus says not many who say to Him Lord, Lord, on the last day will enter the kingdom, but only those who do the will of His Father in heaven.

Now, here is my point. The people will cry out that they performed miraculous signs IN HIS NAME. Not in another name, but in the name of Jesus. But Jesus denied them, why?

I love the way the Message Bible gave Jesus a reason for rejecting them. Matthew 7:23 says, “And do you know what I am going to say? ‘You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don’t impress me one bit. You’re out of here.’” MSG

The issue here is that when you become joined with the Lord Jesus, allow Him to lead you. Pride does not only mean being pompous, but choosing to do things by ourselves and not by Him. To feel our way is right. Humility on the other is choosing to follow and go about things in His leading and not our own way.

Jesus demonstrated this in the temptation when the devil asked Him to turn stone into bread. He said man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. Meaning He will do nothing unless it is God who asks Him to do it (ref.: Matthew 4:4). He also told the Jews that all they see Him do are that which He sees His Father in heaven do (ref.: John 5:19).

The reason why this is important is because when you choose to do things by yourself, you will be doing things to your own glory. And it will get into your heads.

Walking with the Lord requires a lot of humility, allowing God to take all the credit. This was what those who cried Lord, Lord on the last day didn’t do. The fame got to their heads, and they chose to do things with their effort and wealth.

Results here on earth can be very deceptive because both men built houses, they were hard working. They both faced all the trials and persecution as portrayed as rain, flood, and wind. What made the difference was who sent them—their foundation.

We are stewards, and God has entrusted His kingdom into our hands to manage. This is why we are to sit at His feet to get leading and direction on how He wants His kingdom to be, and not by taking laws into our own hands.

There is this thing the devil does, he is not bothered about the physical growth of the church, but what it does is to make sure you don’t fix your eyes on Jesus. That is what is its concern.

Don’t be afraid; the Lord does not see His children go astray, and He does nothing. His Spirit convicts you, but it is left to you to obey. This is what those on the last day didn’t do. They got carried away by fame and physical endorsements.

The glory must ALWAYS go to the Lord. And this is seen FIRST through your obedience to His leading.

He will never give you a responsibility more than what you can bear. He is always there for you to guide you, correct you and put you on the right path to take. It is left to you to obey and continue IN HIM.

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, and you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are obtained from the New King James Version (NKJV)