Matthew 7:24-29 “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: 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: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Building on the Rock Jesus closes His sermon with a parable that drives home the importance of obedience. it is enough to hear these sayings; but we must also put them into practice. The disciple who hears and does what Jesus commands is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. His house (life) has a solid foundation and when it is battered by rain and winds it will not fall. The person who hears Jesus sayings and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. This man will not be able to stand against the storms of adversity when the rain descends and the winds blew the house fell because it had no solid base to stand upon. If a person lives according to the principles of the Sermon on the Mount, the world calls him a fool; Jesus calls him a wise man. The world considers a wise man to be someone who lives by sight, who lives for the present, and who lives for himself; Jesus calls such a person a fool. It is legitimate to use the wise and foolish builders to illustrate the Gospel. the wise man puts his full confidence in the Rock, Christ Jesus, as Lord and Savior. while the foolish man refuses to repent and rejects Jesus as his only hope of Salvation. But the interpretation of the parable actually carries us beyond Salvation to its practical outworking in the Christian life. As our Lord ended His message, the people were astonished. If we read the Sermon on the Mount and are not astonished at its revolutionary character, then we have failed to grasp its meaning. The people recognized a difference between Jesus teaching and that of the scribes. He spoke with authority. their words were powerless. Jesus was a Voice; theirs was an echo. Father as we come today before the throne of grace bringing our all before Your presence we ask for provision and direction here today as Your Spirit fill our lives with Your Love and patience in Jesus Name we ask and pray, and all Gods children praise Jesus! (F.B.I.CHRIST) *+* (:)}
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 21:06:02 +0000
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