He is missing the enduring love and care God has for him. There is no rock-solid trust in the security God provides. His life is not firmly grounded on living a life that follows Jesus. Why? Because he heard Jesus speak and did not put Jesus’ words into practice. His sandy foundation is unsteady and likely to suffer damage in a storm. Let’s check in on the “foolish man” Jesus speaks of. 1 John says it best: “Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.” Pin me for later! House Built on Sand We must live our lives seeking to learn more about him and becoming more and more like him. Building your Life on the Word of GodĪ committed relationship with Jesus means we will trust him completely. It was that one sentence that jumped out at me in a new way: “everyone who hears my words and puts them into practice.” His supremely important position as Cornerstone guides every aspect of my life. I always assumed that Jesus’ main point was that we have to “build our house” (our life) with faith in Jesus as our foundation. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” Matthew 7: 24-27. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. He continues, “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Just previous to this, Jesus warns the religious leaders that just talking and sounding religious does not save you eternally. This parable was Jesus’ last teaching in his Sermon on the Mount. Now let’s move on to Jesus’ parable of building your life on the solid Rock and see how that fits into this Old Testament metaphor of Rock. It sounds like the perfect foundation to build our houses (lives) upon. I see the attributes of God emerging in the metaphor of the rock: solid, strong, protective, secure, immovable, firm, and enduring. “The Lord is my Rock, my fortress and my deliverer my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge”- Psalm 18:2. In 1 Samuel 2:2, the prayer of thanksgiving Hannah offers to God says, “ There is no Rock like our God.”ĭavid sang a song to God when he was delivered from his enemies. In Genesis 49:24, Jacob describes God as “ the Rock of Israel” whom Joseph relied on when he was persecuted. You’ll find it everywhere from Genesis to Revelation! I had no idea that this simple word was of such great importance. Rock in the Bibleīut first, let’s look at some references to the word “rock.” When I looked it up in my concordance, I was surprised at how many entries there are. We find Jesus speaking about building your life on the solid rock in Matthew 7:24-27. I was recently reminded of the verses about building your life on the solid rock or “sinking sand.” Building our lives on the solid rock foundation of Jesus allows us to weather the storms of life.
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