When a section
of fence around our house blew down in a howling March wind, my first reaction
was to blame the man who built it for me only a few months before. On further
reflection, I knew the fault was mine. As the fence was nearing completion, I
told him there was no need to replace four existing posts from the previous
fence with new ones set in concrete. “Just attach the new fence to the old
posts,” I said. “It will be fine.” It was—until the winds came.
Jesus
told a powerful story to emphasize the importance of building our lives on the
solid foundation of obeying His Word. “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” (Matt. 7:24-26). When the wind and rain beat
against the houses, only the one built on the rock remained standing.
Hearing
God’s Word is essential, but doing what He says is the key to weathering the
storms of life. It’s never too late to start building on the Rock.
When the
world around you is crumbling,
God is the Rock on which you can stand. (RBC)
God is the Rock on which you can stand. (RBC)
