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Matthew 7:24 - Build Your Life on Christ and His Word.

Matthew 7:24 (NIV) Everyone who hears these 
words of mine and puts them into practice is like 
a wise man who built his house on the rock. 

INTRODUCTION

Solid Foundations
   I heard about a family who hired a 
contractor to build their dream house. But their dream 
soon turned into a nightmare. The first hint of 
trouble was a slight depression in the soil around 
the foundation; then as time went on, cracks 
began to appear in the walls. They called in a 
structural engineer, who discovered that part of the 
concrete for the foundation had been poured over a 
debris pit. As it decayed, the ground gave way, and 
the walls began to shift, making the whole house 
dangerously unstable. 
   Just as this house needed a solid 
foundation, so we need the same for our lives - an 
unchanging system of beliefs, goals, and moral values 
that will keep us stable and secure, even in the 
midst of life's storms. Nothing prepares us for 
the future like a solid moral and spiritual 
foundation based on God's will for our lives. 
   How is the Lord the foundation of your 
life? [Peace for Each Day by Billy Graham] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

   Surfers know when they go over the 
falls and dont know which way is up, their 
surfboard always will float to the top. If they have a 
leash on their ankle thats attached to their 
board, they can follow it to the surface. 
   In the same way, the Word of God pulls us 
to the surface, where we can fix our eyes on 
Jesus and get ourselves back into alignment with 
God. I can think of so many times in my life when 
my mind was going in the wrong direction, and I 
found that simply quoting Scripture righted me. 
   At the end of the Sermon on the Mount, 
Jesus gave this summary: Anyone who listens to 
my teaching and follows it is wise, like a 
person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the 
rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise 
and the winds beat against that house, it 
wont collapse because it is built on bedrock 
(Matthew 7:24-25 NLT). 
   Then Jesus went on to say, But anyone 
who hears my teaching and doesnt obey it is 
foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. 
When the rains and floods come and the winds beat 
against that house, it will collapse with a mighty 
crash (verses 26"27 NLT). 
   We all will face storms in life as 
followers of Jesus. So make sure you build on the 
right foundation of a relationship with Jesus and 
Gods Word. Dont build your faith on experience 
or fickle emotions. 
   How important is the Word of God in our 
lives? Success or failure in the Christian life 
depends on how much of Gods Word you get into 
your life on a regular basis and how obedient you 
are to it. 
   The Word of God restores us. It refreshes 
us. It transforms us. Build your life as a 
Christian on Christ and His Word. [Greg Laurie from 
Harvest Ministries; https://www.harvestdaily.com] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY

Matthew 7:24 - Build on Solid Rock.

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210308-0858.html 

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