Matthew 7:24-27

Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. Jesus told the people in The Sermon on the Mount that there were two kinds of people: those who heard what He said and those who heard and followed what He said. Jesus went on to give a story that explained what He was saying. Two men built two identical houses. The only difference was the foundation. The foundation is that part of the house that you can’t see. It is what the house sits upon. The foundation must be solid and strong in order for the house to be solid and strong. If the foundation is weak and cracks, the house will be weak and crack and will soon fall apart. And so it is with our lives. If we build our lives upon God’s foundation, the Word of God, our lives will remain strong. But if we take short cuts in our lives; if we cheat and lie in order to save time; our lives will be weak and we will have trouble. Put God first in your life, and your life will be solid. God’s Word, the Bible is a good foundation.