Are you wise or foolish builders?

Date: 11th April 2008
Venue: Jill's house

We studied Matthew 7:24-27 in bible study.

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.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew
and beat against that house; yet it did not fall because it had
it's foundation on the rock.
But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not
put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his
houseon sand.
The rain came down, the stream rose and the winds blew
and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.


The foundation of our life is as critical as the foundation of any home.
When a builder cuts corners on the foundation, the final home is unstable and
at greater risk to disasters. The same is true of our lives. All that we do, all that
we say is rooted in the foundation of our beliefs.
In verse 26 Jesus makes reference to the foolishness of building our
foundation on the shifting sands. What makes up the shifting sands?
Is it a driving need to focus solely on financial security? Is it a driven
desire to secure a title or position? Is it the need for power and
recognition?

The foundation that we choose does not remove the storms of life,
but instead it ensures our survival of the storms. The foundation
built on the solid rock of Jesus Christ provides the strength to survive.
We have never been promised that we would not be subject to the storms
of life, but we are promised in this parable that Jesus Christ will be there
to see us through.

Will you build your "house" on sand or on rock?