Rocks and Sand

"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house of rock.  The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.  And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.  The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell and great was its fall."-Matthew 7:24-27

I was reminded of this passage this week as we dealt with Hurricane Irene and the flooding and devastation that she brought.  When we build a house we want it to have a good and strong foundation because if it does not have a good foundation it will crumble and fall and we will lose everything.  It is the same with Christ.  Since we seek eternal life in the glory of God we need a good foundation which is Christ.  When we build our house (our life) in Christ and on Christ then we are built on the rock and have a solid foundation to weather the storms that life will bring.  However, if we build our house (our life) on sand, like money or fame or drugs or any other thing that is not Christ Jesus, then our foundation is shaky and weak and when the storms of life inevitably come we will be lost and we will lose everything.  Like Jesus says, it is "a foolish man who built his house on sand."  Who will you be today, will you be like the wise man and build your house on the rock of Jesus or like a foolish man and build it on the sand of the world?  "But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord," Joshua 24:15. Peace and God Bless