If you listen to my words and act on it, you will be like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid foundation on rock... Luke 6:43-49 When I was 12 years old, I remember clearly listening to the news about a 6-storey apartment building that collapsed after an Intensity 7 earthquake. The name will stick forever in my memory. Ruby Towers. More than 200 survived this tragedy but many more were not found after a mammoth rescue effort involving more than 6000 volunteers. The Arellano High school in front of the site was like a morgue, with body parts strewn all over and the smell of dead bodies permeating the air. Many people were charged for this disaster, from city officials who approved and were supposed to inspect the plans and require tests to be done on the soil, to the architect and structural engineer who made a poor design, the owners who used substandard materials to save money and deviated from the approved design. In Luke chapter 6, Jesus warns us that if we do not listen to Him, and act on His words, this is what will happen to our life! God has a wonderful plan and purpose for our life. If we deviate from that blueprint which takes into consideration our gifts and talents, our natural inclinations, our passions and interests, we will be a disaster waiting to happen. Our house will crumble. Whether we like it or not, we are all building a house. It is our decision whether to make it a hodgepodge of styles, choosing whom to follow, doing it our way, or always going to the Master Architect and consulting Him. Where will we get the materials to build our house? Do we go to the source of wisdom? Or will we choose to listen to an easier gospel, one that is more comfortable, one that does not require us to examine our life and change? Let us build our house on the sure foundation! patsypat.blogspot
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:47:03 +0000
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