Solid Ground : Jonathan Crabtree
The Wise and Foolish Builders
24 “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. 25 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. 26 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.”
Now most people just take this and say, "oh you need to build yourself on jesus and not on other things" and yes, in its most basic form that is true, but they forget to look at the why. This passage makes it very clear that the wind and rain will come. Its not like the second you choose jesus your life will be all hunky dory and perfect, because if you think that or have been told that its a lie. Life will hit you, and it will hit you hard. Its easy to love god in the good times, but when you find yourself in a hard situation, thats when you will find out where your roots are and where your foundations are built. So with that in mind you need to build your foundation in the good times so when the harsh rain and wind comes you have shelter. Its no good being on the rock, but having no foundations built. You may as well have built on the sand. Also, if you have those foundations built and the wind and rain comes and your safe indoors, don't get scared and run out of the house. It made no sense to do it and yet people do it all the time! They build there foundation and they love god and love life, but then an obstacle comes along and they run away from church and from god when its the very thing that would save them from it. Stay inside gods house and stay connected to him, because he is our refuge and strength in times of need!
My prayer for you is that you would find refuge from god, seek him in all times not just in the good or bad, so that they would build a long standing foundation that would last for a whole lifetime. Amen
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