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

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

To build on the rock means to be a 
hearing, responding disciple, not a phony, 
superficial one. Practicing obedience becomes the solid 
foundation to weather the storms of life. See James 
1:22-27 for more on putting into practice what we 
hear. [Life Application SB] 

Many people are headed for destruction, not 
out of stubbornness but out of thoughtlessness. 
Part of our responsibility as believers is to 
help others stop and think about where their 
lives are headed and to point out the consequences 
of ignoring Christs message. [Life 
Application SB] 

When we receive Jesus Christ as Savior and 
Lord, we will obey Him, and, as a result, our 
lives will be radically transformed. It's in the 
doing, the obeying, and the living the life of 
faith that we are changed. [Adult SS Quarterly 
6/30/05] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

   To those who believe, Christ is the sure 
foundation. These are they who fall upon the Rock and 
are broken. Submission to Christ and faith in 
Him are here represented. To fall upon the Rock 
and be broken is to give up our 
self-righteousness and to go to Christ with the humility of a 
child, repenting of our transgressions, and 
believing in His forgiving love. And so also it is by 
faith and obedience that we build on Christ as our 
foundation This is the only foundation upon which we 
may securely build. It is broad enough for all, 
and strong enough to sustain the weight and 
burden of the whole world. And by connection with 
Christ, the living stone, all who build upon this 
foundation become living stones. Many persons are by 
their own endeavors hewn, polished, and 
beautified; but they cannot become "living stones," 
because they are not connected with Christ. Without 
this connection, no man can be saved. Without the 
life of Christ in us, we cannot withstand the 
storms of temptation. Our eternal safety depends 
upon our building upon the sure foundation  
   "To them which stumble at the word, being 
disobedient," Christ is a rock of offense... Men set 
themselves in opposition to God, and all that would 
have been their salvation was turned to their 
destruction. All that God ordained unto life they found 
to be unto death So it will be in the great 
final day, when judgment shall fall upon the 
rejecters of God's grace Because of love rejected, 
grace despised, the sinner will be destroyed.  DA 
599-600} 

COMMENTARY

Build on Bedrock
   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] 

ILLUSTRATION

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] 

LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY

Matthew 7:24 - Build on Solid Rock.

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

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