Built on Rock

March 18

(Luke 6:47-49 NIV) “I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. {48} He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. {49} But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”

(Matthew 7:26-27 NIV) “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. {27} The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

Every Christian will experience storms in life. Any Bible teacher who tells you otherwise is a charlatan. Floods will wash over us. Winds of adversity will blow into our lives. If it hasn’t happened yet, get ready, because it will. Scripture is loaded with faithful people who endured tribulation. We must build our spiritual house on the solid rock of Jesus and his Word. We have to have a solid foundation or we will be blown down and washed away by the storms of life. The fair weather disciple who turns away when trials come, has built his foundation on sand.  We are committed to Christ, not to the abundant life. We are committed to a Lord who said, “You will have trouble in this world, so buckle up and build your house on my solid rock foundation. Houses built on the sands of human wisdom will be destroyed.” Build on the Rock. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day